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The contrasting themes and traditions in Classical and Baroque Sculpture

M U S I C & B E A T

• drums, gong, cymbal nearby

• used to attract spectators

• gives performers warm-up time

Pre-performance

• instruments include maddalam, centa, itaykka, idiophones

• used to evoke rasa, 9 emotional states of Hindu aesthetics

Photos: The Garland Encyclopedia of World Music: South Asia : the Indian subcontinent

Performance