Hi Lutists,
as a fallout of my research I might have stumbled upon some harder
evidence of Indo-European cooperation.
Christian Herwich, composer of the Sonata "La Chilana", was on a
diplomatic mission to Persia in the 1630s.
At the court, he most likely met with the local musicians to check out
possibilities of cooperation. (Many Indian musicians worked at the
Persian court, Indian musical treatises have been translated into Persian).
Sonatas which bear a name like "La XYZ..." are mostly named after the
dedicatee.
"Chilana" is indeed an Indian name, as some googling reveals, and it
also a word in Punjab.
It is therefore likely, that it was composed in Persia as an
accompaniment to an Indian singer.
The Sonata is most likely based on Raga Tilak Kamod, as this mashup
reveals. Note that even modulating passages fit into the framework of
the Raga.
Sorry for the tuning, I focused on the voice, the harmonium seems a
little off.
https://soundcloud.com/tristan-von-neumann/christian-herwich-sonata-la-chilana-raga-tilak-kamod-avani-deshpande
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