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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






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






3. It gained independence in 1947 from British






4. Note






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






6. Rhythmic framework






7. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






8. Occupation began in 1858






9. Ornamentation






10. Sanskirt






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






12. Upward melodic progression






13. Sound of god






14. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






15. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






16. Rhythmic framework






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






18. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






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






21. Taste -essence and flavor






22. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






23. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






25. Hindu






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






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






28. Hindu






29. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






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






32. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






33. Sound of god






34. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






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






36. Contains 5 of 7 songs






37. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






38. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






40. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






42. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






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






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






45. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






46. Dravidians -indigenous people -






47. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






48. Downward melodic progression






49. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






50. Dravidian







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