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World Music Cultures: India

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






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






3. Upward melodic progression






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






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






6. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






7. Contains 5 of 7 songs






8. Alapana - Pavali - Anupavali - Pavali Reprise - Caranam - Pavali Reprise






9. Downward melodic progression






10. Dravidians -indigenous people -






11. Taste -essence and flavor






12. Sanskirt






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






14. Contains 5 of 7 songs






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






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






17. Upward melodic progression






18. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






19. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






20. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






21. Upward jump in tempo - increase of intensity






22. Sound of god






23. Downward melodic progression






24. Western songs with Sanskirt Lyrics






25. Vocalizations of the tabla






26. Alap -Jor -Gat -Jhala






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






28. Sound of god






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






30. Features solo melodic instrument - rhythmically active






31. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)






32. Occupation began in 1858






33. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






34. Melodic -Drone and Rhythmic






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






36. Rhythmic framework






37. Lead singer is joined by an accopanyiny instrumentalists






38. Song (simpliest form of Caranatic music)






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






40. Brahmanic control of Hinduism






41. Note






42. Hindu






43. Ornamentation






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






45. Verdic Texts






46. Sanskirt






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






48. Occupation began in 1858






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






50. Melodic Framework (color -passion -attachmet)