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World Music Cultures: India

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






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






3. It gained independence in 1947 from British






4. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






5. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






6. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






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






8. Sanskirt






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






16. Downward melodic progression






17. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






19. Taste -essence and flavor






20. Dravidian






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






22. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






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






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






26. Note






27. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






28. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






29. Dravidian






30. Note






31. Taste -essence and flavor






32. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






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






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






35. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






36. Vocalizations of the tabla






37. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






38. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






40. Sound of god






41. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






43. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






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






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






46. Upward melodic progression






47. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






48. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






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






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