Brihaddeshi is a Classical Sanskrit (dated ca. 6th to 8th century) text on Indian classical music

Indian classical music

The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...

, attributed to Matanga Muni. It is the first text that speaks directly of the raga

Raga

A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...

 and distinguishes the classical (marga) and the folk (desi). It also introduced sargam notation. In Matanga's discussion of musical scales and micro-tonal intervals he clarifies Bharata Muni

Bharata Muni

Bharata was an ancient Indian musicologist who authored the Natya Shastra, a theoretical treatise on ancient Indian dramaturgy and histrionics, dated to between roughly 400 BC and 200 BC. Indian dance and music find their root in the Natyashastra...

's Natya Shastra

Natya Shastra

The Natya Shastra is an ancient Indian treatise on the performing arts, encompassing theatre, dance and music. It was written during the period between 200 BC and 200 AD in classical India and is traditionally attributed to the Sage Bharata.The Natya Shastra is incredibly wide in its scope...

 on which the author based his work. It clarifies many issues related to shruti

Sruti (music)

The shruti is a Sanskrit term used in several contexts throughout the history of the Indian music. A shruti is the smallest interval of pitch the ear can detect.-Contexts:...

 that were presented tersely by Bharata.

The text of Brihaddeshi was edited by the Prem Lata Sharma for the Indira Kalakendra

Indira Kalakendra

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi is the premier government funded arts organization in India, as an autonomous institution under the Union Ministry of Culture. Established in the memory of Indira Gandhi, late Indian Prime Minister, and with Kapila Vatsyayan as its founding...

 series of original texts on the Indian arts. Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao

Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao

Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao was famous Violinist and son of legendary Padmasri Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu.He is born to Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu and Venkata Jaggayyamma on 15 June 1924 at Bapatla. He was educated in Chennai. He was trained by his father, and the late Prof. P...

 published a Telugu

Telugu language

Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...

translation and paraphrase in 2002.