1) Hindustani music 
==Sām Veda== Sām is singing of hymns from Rigveda alone and not from other Veda-s. `richi adhyoodham sam` ऋचि अध्यूढ्रम साम (Chhandog Upnishad 1.6.1). Hence Sām is composition of words in Rigvedic hymns into notes. The richā-s or hymns of Rigveda are called yoni or ādhār as they form the base of Sāmgān. In m.....