india

Anthropology 205 with Mulhall at University of Louisville

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By: Kylie Parker
Textbook:

World Music: A Global Journey
Created: 2011-11-01
Size: 24 flashcards
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india facts

great wealth and poverty

conquests: vedas (hinduism), samaveda (hindu music), mughal (islam), british, pakistan partition

languages

16 official lang and 1652 dialects

indo-aryan lang

dravidian lang

religious diversity

hindu, islam, sikhism, buddhism, jainism, chistianity

social organization

hierarchically organized

caste system (abolished by effects linger)

social status from birth

geo-cultural division

2 cultural and linguistic zones (north and south)

2 great traditions of indian classical music

north: hindustani

south: carnatic

hindustani music

chamber music (intimate setting)

small group (2-4)

led by single soloist

improvisation: use of melodic development and rhythmic variation (not completely free)

rules and conventions- guide

musical roles

soloist: determine basic aspects of performances (raga, tala, tempo, pitch center)

accompanist: follow soloist

soloist

vocals (and style)

plucked lutes: sitar and sarod

bowed lutes: sarangi and violin

flute: bansri

accompanist

sitar and sarad (accompany vocals)

sarangi and violin ('')

drums: tabla

drone: tambura, harmonium, electronic sruti box

raga

color/atmosphere

melodic mode/ framework

heptonic scale (7 notes)

pitch hierarchy (strong and weak notes)

ascending and descending patterns

musical motives

extra-musical associations/attributes

each raga associated with moods (rasa), times of day and times of year

sagram

melodic solfege

sa re ga ma pa dha ti

tonic

most imp note

point of reference

tala

recurring rhythmic cycles or metric framework

sam: 1st bead in cycle

bols

rhythmic solfege

dha dhin na tin tete data gadi gena

musical form

slow intro of musical elements

energy builds

5 parts: alap, jor, gat (slow and fast), jhala

alap

pulseless into

melodic improvisation by soloist

raga introduced

sets mood

jor

slow pulse added to melodic improv

tempo increases gradually

gat (slow)

short fixed composition/skeletal melody

establish metric cycle (tala)

soloist+drummer

lengthy improv

gat (fast)

brief composition

increases tempo

improv: rhythmic interplay (layakare) between soloist and accompanist

virtuosic passages (tans)

jhala

fast paced melodic improv

climactic end

musical transmission

master-desciple (guru-sishya parampara)

join master's house (guru-kula)

musical fam (gharana)

spontaneous lessons

oral transmission: solfege (sargam and bols)

instrument

sirad: wide neck/ fretless/ only play a couple strings (sympathetic stings make noise)

tabla: makes a bubbly noise in song (high and low drum)

example

"raga Ahir bhairav" by Buddhadev DasGupta

sarod, tambura and tabla

tambura- twain/drone

tabla-boing timbre

About this deck

By: Kylie Parker
Textbook:

World Music: A Global Journey
Created: 2011-11-01
Size: 24 flashcards
Views: 11

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