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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Dravidians -indigenous people -






2. Downward melodic progression






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






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






5. Upward melodic progression






6. Vocalizations of the tabla






7. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






8. Sound of god






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






10. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






11. Taste -essence and flavor






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






13. Occupation began in 1858






14. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






15. Hindu






16. Occupation began in 1858






17. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






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






19. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






21. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






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






23. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






24. Taste -essence and flavor






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






26. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






28. Dravidian






29. Note






30. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






31. Contains 5 of 7 songs






32. Sanskirt






33. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






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






35. Note






36. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






37. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






39. Sound of god






40. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






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






42. Verdic Texts






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






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






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






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






47. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






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






50. Upward melodic progression