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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Hindu






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






3. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






4. Downward melodic progression






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






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






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






8. Sound of god






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






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






11. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






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






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






14. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






16. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






18. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






20. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






22. Note






23. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






24. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






25. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






26. Ornamentation






27. Sound of god






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






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






30. Vocalizations of the tabla






31. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






32. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






34. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






35. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






36. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






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






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






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






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






41. Note






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






43. Dravidians -indigenous people -






44. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






45. Taste -essence and flavor






46. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






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






48. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






49. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






50. Verdic Texts