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World Music Cultures: India

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






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






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






4. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






5. Dravidian






6. Sound of god






7. Downward melodic progression






8. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






9. Rhythmic framework






10. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






11. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






12. Tambura-chorodophone -4 strins -tunes to sa and pa






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






14. Occupation began in 1858






15. Contains 5 of 7 songs






16. Tabla-hand drum - two instruments :tabla and bayan - syahai-black paste






17. It gained independence in 1947 from British






18. Mridangram- instrument - double membranophone ; karanai-black paste






19. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






20. Note






21. Upward melodic progression






22. Way of speaking and being spoken to by the divine






23. Hindu






24. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






26. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






27. Note






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






29. Dravidian






30. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






31. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






32. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






33. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






34. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






35. Sanskirt






36. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






37. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






38. Dravidians -indigenous people -






39. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






40. Taste -essence and flavor






41. Mahabarata (war stories) - Ramayana (hindu epic) - Puranas (stories)






42. Downward melodic progression






43. Sound of god






44. Dravidians -indigenous people -






45. Mahabarata (war stories) - Ramayana (hindu epic) - Puranas (stories)






46. Way of speaking and being spoken to by the divine






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






48. Contains 5 of 7 songs






49. Rhythmic framework






50. Mridangram- instrument - double membranophone ; karanai-black paste