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World Music Cultures: India

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1. Taste -essence and flavor






2. Vocalizations of the tabla






3. Note






4. Hinduism and Indo-aryan






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






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






7. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






9. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






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






11. Improvisation based on solfege syallables






12. Sound of god






13. Upward melodic progression






14. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






15. Ornamentation






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






17. Dravidian






18. Note






19. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






20. Rhythmic framework






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






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






23. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






24. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






25. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






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






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






28. Occupation began in 1858






29. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






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






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






33. Hindu






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






35. Verdic Texts






36. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






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






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






39. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






40. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






41. Upward melodic progression






42. Rhythmic framework






43. Sanskirt






44. Sound of god






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






46. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






47. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






48. Downward melodic progression






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






50. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala