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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Verdic Texts






2. Dravidians -indigenous people -






3. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






4. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






5. Verdic Texts






6. Sound of god






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






8. Sanskirt






9. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






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






12. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






14. Vocalizations of the tabla






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






16. Taste -essence and flavor






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






18. Occupation began in 1858






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






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






21. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






22. Note






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






24. Occupation began in 1858






25. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






26. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






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






28. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






29. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






30. Hindu






31. It gained independence in 1947 from British






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






33. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






34. Rhythmic framework






35. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






36. Dravidians -indigenous people -






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






38. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






39. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






40. Ornamentation






41. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






42. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






43. Upward melodic progression






44. Note






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






46. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






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






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






50. Dravidian