The word 'sam' means 'anthem'. Mantras compiled in the Samaveda were sung at the time of praising the deities.
 There are a total of 1875 hymns in the Samaveda. Out of which 75 additional balances are taken from Rigveda. These verses were sung by 'Udgata' at the time of Somayagya.
 Samadev has three important branches -
Curvy,
Gemini and
Palatable
From the point of view of the deity, the principal deity of the Samaveda is 'Savita' or 'Surya', it mainly contains mantras to praise the sun, but Indra Som also has enough description in it. Samaveda has made an important contribution in the field of Indian music history. It can be called the origin of Indian music. The first seer of the Samaveda is believed to be Jaimini, a disciple of Ved Vyasa.
Samaveda means that the texts whose mantras can be sung and which are musical.
These mantras are sung at the time of Yajna, Ritual and Havan.
The Samaveda originally contains 99 mantras and the rest is derived from the Rigveda.
It has a compilation of useful mantras of the inaugural class of Yagyanishthan.
It is named Samaveda because it contains only fixed chants for singing.
Most of its mantras are available in the Rigveda, some mantras are also free.
Some of the Rigveda texts are estimated in the Samaveda.
The Vedas of the Vedas, the singers who were called Samagas (vocalists). He mentions the use of only three vowels in the Vedaga which are called Sublime, Anudatta and Swaritha.
The music was practical music. Its detailed description is not available.