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World Music Cultures: India

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






2. Rhythmic framework






3. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






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






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






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






7. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






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






9. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






11. Hindu






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






13. It gained independence in 1947 from British






14. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






15. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






16. Dravidians -indigenous people -






17. Occupation began in 1858






18. Ornamentation






19. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






20. Upward melodic progression






21. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






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






23. Verdic Texts






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






25. Note






26. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






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






29. It gained independence in 1947 from British






30. Ornamentation






31. Verdic Texts






32. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






34. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






35. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






36. Upward melodic progression






37. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






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






39. Dravidian






40. Hindu






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






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






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






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






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






46. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






47. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






49. Downward melodic progression






50. Vocalizations of the tabla