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| | The Arcane Archive - Tantra in Music |
 | | It is heard in the bhapang of eastern Rajasthan, in the sound of the left-hand head of the dholak and mrdangam, and in a family of hourglass drums with variable tension heads, including the huruk (north India), the udukku (south India), whose similar names evidence their common origin, and the damaru, found throughout India. |
 | | Music and dance in film perform much the same function as in classical Sanskrit drama, that is, to provide an interlude during which the action moves forward in time. |
 | | In his short Musical Treatise (Rol-mo'i bstan-bcos), which has been quoted continuously since the 13th century, the 'Great scholar of Sa-skya [monastery]', Sa-skya Pandita, describes the qualities of the chant that will be 'pleasant to hear' (snyan-pa), with sweetness, a relaxed character and clarity of enunciation. |
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