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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






2. Taste -essence and flavor






3. India was united for the first time on a large scale by Chandragupta






4. Devotional songsfrom Hindi moies or Hindi songs coposed to be sung using the melody in a popular filmi song






5. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






6. Downward melodic progression






7. Vina ( sometimes voice or violin) 4 strings - 3 tala strings






8. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






9. Sound of god






10. Sanskirt






11. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






12. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






13. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






14. Occupation began in 1858






15. Syama Sastri (in Telgu and Sanskirt) - Muttusvami Dikshitar (Nottuswaram) - Tyagaraja (kriti)






16. Sanskirt






17. Tambura-chordophone -4 strings tuned to sa and pa






18. A way of seeing and being seen by the divine






19. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






20. Downward melodic progression






21. Dravidians -indigenous people -






22. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






23. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






24. Verdic Texts






25. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






26. It gained independence in 1947 from British






27. No set meter or drumming ; rasa begins to emerge






28. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






29. Tambura-chordophone -4 strings tuned to sa and pa






30. Taste -essence and flavor






31. Occupation began in 1858






32. Hindu






33. Contains 5 of 7 songs






34. Verdic Texts






35. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






36. Drumming accompainiment enters - tala is established - ragas composed melody is introduced






37. Verdic:Rgveda:hymn - Anciet oral traditions - Yajurveda:ritual -Samaveda:actual noted verse -Athraveda-potions and magic






38. Ornamentation






39. Dravidian






40. Syama Sastri (in Telgu and Sanskirt) - Muttusvami Dikshitar (Nottuswaram) - Tyagaraja (kriti)






41. Dravidians -indigenous people -






42. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






43. Bronze age - Verdic Period - Golden Age - Classical Period - British Raj






44. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






45. Drumming accompainiment enters - tala is established - ragas composed melody is introduced






46. Vocalizations of the tabla






47. Upward melodic progression






48. Dravidian






49. Vina ( sometimes voice or violin) 4 strings - 3 tala strings






50. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala