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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






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






3. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






4. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






6. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






7. Hindu






8. It gained independence in 1947 from British






9. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






10. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






11. Occupation began in 1858






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






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






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






15. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






16. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






18. Dravidian






19. Downward melodic progression






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






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






22. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






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






24. Rhythmic framework






25. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






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






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






28. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






29. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






30. Verdic Texts






31. Dravidians -indigenous people -






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






33. Note






34. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






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






37. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






38. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






39. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






40. Verdic Texts






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






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






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






44. Note






45. Sound of god






46. Vocalizations of the tabla






47. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






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






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






50. Taste -essence and flavor