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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Note






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






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






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






5. Downward melodic progression






6. Sanskirt






7. Dravidian






8. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






9. It gained independence in 1947 from British






10. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






11. Vocalizations of the tabla






12. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






13. Vocalizations of the tabla






14. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






15. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






16. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






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






19. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






20. Rhythmic framework






21. Occupation began in 1858






22. Sound of god






23. Taste -essence and flavor






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






25. Upward melodic progression






26. Note






27. Dravidians -indigenous people -






28. Dravidian






29. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






30. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






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






33. Dravidians -indigenous people -






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






35. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






36. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






37. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






38. Hindu






39. Upward melodic progression






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






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






42. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






43. Verdic Texts






44. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






45. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






46. Verdic Texts






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






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






49. Rhythmic framework






50. Brahmanic control of Hinduism