To make the melody, various strings, wind instruments and several kinds of drums and cymbals are being used. There are also traditional Indian music instruments like the santur for example.The raga was the term that set the base for Indian music. It was firstly discussed in the Brhaddesi – work attributed to Matanga. In the 13th century, Sarngadeva, author of the Sangitaratnakara, listed 264 ragas. In the 16th century, songs originaly composed in Sanskrit, were now make up by using the various dialects of Hindu such as Braj Brhasa, Bhojpuri and others. Persian and other languages made big impact on north India. The lyrics of Surdas, Kabir and other popular styles were huge success in the public eye view. By the 16th century the distinction between Hindustani and Carnatic music styles was sharp. Till the 18th century Hindustani, due to the Muslim presence, was more open to the outside world of the music, but now Carnatic musicians were able to learn how to play on a foreign instruments. Even the violin was used for the making of Carnatic music and by the 20th century the musicians who play on violin had very good performances.
In 1960s Indian music found adherents in the West. Rave Shankar was heard alongside the Beatles in the famous album called Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Like Shankar, other good musician, made there home in the United States and for the first time Indian music started capturing the hearts of the young Western students. However India's music was always associated with film music. The films, in Hindu, Tamil, or other Indian language were described in the West as “musicals”.
