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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






3. Sound of god






4. Taste -essence and flavor






5. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






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






7. Vocalizations of the tabla






8. Taste -essence and flavor






9. Downward melodic progression






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






11. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






12. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






13. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






14. Contains 5 of 7 songs






15. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






16. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






17. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






18. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






20. Ornamentation






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






22. Sound of god






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






24. Upward melodic progression






25. Occupation began in 1858






26. Note






27. Dravidian






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






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






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






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






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






33. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






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






35. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






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






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






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






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






41. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






42. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






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






44. Hindu






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






46. Rhythmic framework






47. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






48. Note






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






50. Verdic Texts