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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






2. Rhythmic framework






3. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






4. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






6. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






8. Downward melodic progression






9. Taste -essence and flavor






10. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






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






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






13. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






14. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






16. Verdic Texts






17. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






19. Contains 5 of 7 songs






20. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






22. Note






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






24. Dravidians -indigenous people -






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






26. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






27. Sanskirt






28. Dravidian






29. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






31. Taste -essence and flavor






32. Downward melodic progression






33. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






34. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






35. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






36. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






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






38. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






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






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






41. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






43. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






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






45. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






46. Ornamentation






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






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






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






50. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala