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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Sanskirt






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






3. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






4. Note






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






6. Taste -essence and flavor






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






8. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






10. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






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






13. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






14. Ornamentation






15. Occupation began in 1858






16. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






17. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






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






20. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






21. Verdic Texts






22. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






23. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






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






26. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






27. Sound of god






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






29. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






30. Downward melodic progression






31. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






32. Hindu






33. Upward melodic progression






34. Sound of god






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






36. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






37. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






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






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






41. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






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






44. Dravidian






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






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






47. Taste -essence and flavor






48. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






49. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






50. Occupation began in 1858