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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






2. Note






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






4. Contains 5 of 7 songs






5. Downward melodic progression






6. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






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






9. Contains 5 of 7 songs






10. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






11. Downward melodic progression






12. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






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






14. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






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






16. Dravidian






17. Dravidians -indigenous people -






18. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






19. It gained independence in 1947 from British






20. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






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






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






23. Verdic Texts






24. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






25. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






27. Taste -essence and flavor






28. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






29. Hindu






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






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






32. Rhythmic framework






33. Ornamentation






34. Rhythmic framework






35. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






37. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






39. Sanskirt






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






41. Sanskirt






42. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






43. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






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






45. Occupation began in 1858






46. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






47. Taste -essence and flavor






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






49. Sound of god






50. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)