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World Music Cultures: India

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






2. Vocalizations of the tabla






3. Upward melodic progression






4. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






5. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






6. Occupation began in 1858






7. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






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






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






10. Rhythmic framework






11. Note






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






13. Contains 5 of 7 songs






14. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






16. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






18. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






20. Sound of god






21. Sanskirt






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






23. Sound of god






24. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






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






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






28. Dravidian






29. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






30. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






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






32. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






34. It gained independence in 1947 from British






35. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






36. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






37. Hindu






38. Taste -essence and flavor






39. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






40. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






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






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






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






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






45. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






46. Downward melodic progression






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






48. Contains 5 of 7 songs






49. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






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