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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






2. Dravidians -indigenous people -






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






4. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






5. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






7. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






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






10. Verdic Texts






11. Contains 5 of 7 songs






12. Sound of god






13. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






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






16. Rhythmic framework






17. It gained independence in 1947 from British






18. Dravidian






19. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






20. Note






21. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






23. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






24. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






25. Taste -essence and flavor






26. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






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






29. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






30. Vocalizations of the tabla






31. Ornamentation






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






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






34. Note






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






36. Dravidian






37. Hindu






38. Upward melodic progression






39. Sanskirt






40. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






42. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






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






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






45. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






46. Taste -essence and flavor






47. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






49. Upward melodic progression






50. Downward melodic progression