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World Music Cultures: India
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1. Hinduism and Indo-aryan
Predominant religion of India
Jhala
Geetham
Drone Kriti
2. Verdic Texts
Verdic Period
Standard Language of South India
Drone Hin
Rhythmic Kriti
3. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)
Geetham
Compositional Form for Hindustini Raga
When did India gain its independence and from whom?
Drone Hin
4. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics
Nottuswaram
Swara
Compositional Form for Carnatic Kriti
Swara
5. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise
Verdic Period
Tala
Historical Periods
Compositional Form for Carnatic Kriti
6. No set meter or drumming ; rasa begins to emerge
Bronze Age
Alap
Jor
Filmi Git
7. Sound of god
Nada Brahma
Moganam Raga
Standard Language of South India
Functional layers of Carnatic Kriti
8. Hinduism and Indo-aryan
Jhala
Avarohana
Functional laters of Hindustini Raga
Predominant religion of India
9. It gained independence in 1947 from British
Functional laters of Hindustini Raga
South Indian Trimurti
When did India gain its independence and from whom?
Qawwali
10. Vina ( sometimes voice or violin) 4 strings - 3 tala strings
Melodic Kriti
Gamaka
Raga
Rhythmic Hin
11. Brahmanic control of Hinduism
Classical Period
When did India gain its independence and from whom?
Nottuswaram
South Indian Trimurti
12. Tabla-hand drum - two instruments :tabla and bayan - syahai-black paste
Golden Age
Nada Brahma
Compositional Form for Hindustini Raga
Rhythmic Hin
13. Dravidians -indigenous people -
Classical Period
Bronze Age
Nada Brahma
Svara KAlpana
14. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active
Verdic Period
Bronze Age
Jor
Shurti Texts (Verdic/ Upanishads)
15. Sitar-long necked lute with 18 strings and playing is done on baj jar
Melodic Hin
Functional laters of Hindustini Raga
Shurti Texts (Verdic/ Upanishads)
Gamaka
16. Sanskirt
Jor
Avarohana
classical language of India during verdic times
Geetham
17. No set meter or drumming ; rasa begins to emerge
Nottuswaram
Nada Brahma
Alap
Jor
18. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise
Compositional Form for Carnatic Kriti
Svara KAlpana
South Indian Trimurti
Compositional Form for Hindustini Raga
19. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic
Compositional Form for Carnatic Kriti
Golden Age
Functional layers of Carnatic Kriti
Standard Language of South India
20. Sound of god
Standard Language of South India
Nada Brahma
Verdic Period
Jhala
21. Mahabarata (war stories) - Ramayana (hindu epic) - Puranas (stories)
Arohana
Nottuswaram
Verdic Period
Smirti Texts (understood to be divine in origin)
22. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity
Compositional Form for Carnatic Kriti
Mantra
Nada Brahma
Jhala
23. Way of speaking and being spoken to by the divine
Mantra
Classical Period
Qawwali
Gamaka
24. Upward melodic progression
Arohana
Bronze Age
Darshan
Bols
25. Contains 5 of 7 songs
Moganam Raga
Tala
Smirti Texts (understood to be divine in origin)
Mantra
26. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)
Filmi Git
Melodic Hin
Rhythmic Kriti
Raga
27. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic
Arohana
Rhythmic Hin
Darshan
Functional laters of Hindustini Raga
28. Occupation began in 1858
Verdic Period
Nottuswaram
British Raj
Gamaka
29. Note
Mantra
Swara
Moganam Raga
Rhythmic Kriti
30. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics
Mantra
Nottuswaram
Avarohana
Drone Kriti
31. Dravidians -indigenous people -
Tala
Bronze Age
Gat
Svara KAlpana
32. Brahmanic control of Hinduism
Gat
Classical Period
Shurti Texts (Verdic/ Upanishads)
Functional layers of Carnatic Kriti
33. Tambura-chorodophone -4 strins -tunes to sa and pa
Rhythmic Hin
Nada Brahma
Raga
Drone Hin
34. Vocalizations of the tabla
Bols
Swara
Moganam Raga
Geetham
35. Verdic Texts
Alap
Verdic Period
Rhythmic Kriti
When did India gain its independence and from whom?
36. Dravidian
Standard Language of South India
Raga
Drone Kriti
Functional laters of Hindustini Raga
37. Improvisation based on solfege syallables
Shurti Texts (Verdic/ Upanishads)
Rhythmic Kriti
Svara KAlpana
Standard Language of Northern India
38. Tambura-chordophone -4 strings tuned to sa and pa
Golden Age
Predominant religion of India
Drone Kriti
Smirti Texts (understood to be divine in origin)
39. Hindu
Standard Language of Northern India
Golden Age
Classical Period
Shurti Texts (Verdic/ Upanishads)
40. Bronze age - Verdic Period - Golden Age - Classical Period - British Raj
Raga
Compositional Form for Hindustini Raga
Historical Periods
Filmi Git
41. Bronze age - Verdic Period - Golden Age - Classical Period - British Raj
Jor
Rhythmic Hin
Nada Brahma
Historical Periods
42. Syama Sastri (in Telgu and Sanskirt) - Muttusvami Dikshitar (Nottuswaram) - Tyagaraja (kriti)
Geetham
Drone Kriti
South Indian Trimurti
Verdic Period
43. Contains 5 of 7 songs
Classical Period
Darshan
Moganam Raga
classical language of India during verdic times
44. Note
Swara
Functional layers of Carnatic Kriti
Svara KAlpana
Drone Hin
45. Upward melodic progression
Shurti Texts (Verdic/ Upanishads)
Filmi Git
classical language of India during verdic times
Arohana
46. Verdic:Rgveda:hymn - Anciet oral traditions - Yajurveda:ritual -Samaveda:actual noted verse -Athraveda-potions and magic
Predominant religion of India
Shurti Texts (Verdic/ Upanishads)
Mantra
Verdic Period
47. Occupation began in 1858
British Raj
Drone Kriti
When did India gain its independence and from whom?
Melodic Hin
48. Verdic:Rgveda:hymn - Anciet oral traditions - Yajurveda:ritual -Samaveda:actual noted verse -Athraveda-potions and magic
Drone Kriti
Darshan
Shurti Texts (Verdic/ Upanishads)
Rhythmic Kriti
49. Syama Sastri (in Telgu and Sanskirt) - Muttusvami Dikshitar (Nottuswaram) - Tyagaraja (kriti)
Drone Hin
Avarohana
Functional layers of Carnatic Kriti
South Indian Trimurti
50. Vocalizations of the tabla
Bols
Golden Age
Rhythmic Kriti
Standard Language of South India