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World Music Cultures: India

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






2. Occupation began in 1858






3. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






5. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






7. Dravidian






8. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






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






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






12. Downward melodic progression






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






14. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






15. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






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






18. Taste -essence and flavor






19. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






20. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






21. Note






22. Occupation began in 1858






23. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






24. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






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






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






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






29. Upward melodic progression






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






31. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






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






34. Dravidians -indigenous people -






35. Note






36. Hindu






37. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






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






39. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






40. Upward melodic progression






41. Verdic Texts






42. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






44. Ornamentation






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






46. Sanskirt






47. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






48. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






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






50. Hindu