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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






2. Dravidian






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






4. Upward melodic progression






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






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






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






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






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






10. Rhythmic framework






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






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






13. Dravidian






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






15. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






16. Sanskirt






17. Hindu






18. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






19. Ornamentation






20. Sanskirt






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






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






23. Note






24. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






25. Verdic Texts






26. Occupation began in 1858






27. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






28. Verdic Texts






29. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






30. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






31. Rhythmic framework






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






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






34. Vocalizations of the tabla






35. Sitar-long necked lute with 18 strings and playing is done on baj jar






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






37. Ornamentation






38. Dravidians -indigenous people -






39. Contains 5 of 7 songs






40. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






41. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






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






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






44. Taste -essence and flavor






45. Downward melodic progression






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






47. Upward melodic progression






48. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






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






50. It gained independence in 1947 from British