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World Music Cultures: India

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






2. Note






3. Upward melodic progression






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






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






6. Dravidian






7. Note






8. Sound of god






9. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






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






11. Taste -essence and flavor






12. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






13. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






15. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






17. Verdic Texts






18. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






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






21. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






22. Contains 5 of 7 songs






23. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






24. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






25. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






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






28. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






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






30. Taste -essence and flavor






31. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






32. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






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






34. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






35. Sanskirt






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






37. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






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






39. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






40. Occupation began in 1858






41. Hindu






42. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






43. Contains 5 of 7 songs






44. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






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






47. Hindu






48. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






49. Downward melodic progression






50. Rhythmic framework