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World Music Cultures: India

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






2. Contains 5 of 7 songs






3. Dravidian






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






5. Rhythmic framework






6. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






7. Hindu






8. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






9. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






10. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






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






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






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






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






15. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






17. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






19. Rhythmic framework






20. Sanskirt






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






22. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






23. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






24. Note






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






26. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






28. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






29. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






30. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






31. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






32. Vocalizations of the tabla






33. Sound of god






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






35. Sound of god






36. Dravidian






37. Ornamentation






38. Dravidians -indigenous people -






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






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






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






42. It gained independence in 1947 from British






43. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






44. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






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






47. Occupation began in 1858






48. Occupation began in 1858






49. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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