india Flashcards
The basis for Indian music is the
combination of three art forms: vocal, instrumental, and dance.
Sangeet
It is practiced in North India
Ragas are divided into ‘thaat’ as per this system
The time of singing each raga is strictly observed and ragas are sung only according to their time.
There are various gharanas in the system of music.
Improvisations are given more importance.
The shruti concept is not practiced in detail.
Hindustani Classical Music
It is practiced in South India.
Ragas are divided into ‘Melakarta’ as per this system.
No time theory is followed and any raga can be sung at anytime.
There is no gharana towards vocal music but instrumental music is also practiced.
Compositions are given more importance.
Shruti concept is practiced in detail and a lot emphasis is given to it
Carnatic Classical Music
a group of seven notes in ascending order that creates the raga or Indian scale.
Thaat
a collection of fundamental ragas (musical scales) from which other ragas may be generated.
Melakarta
a collection of fundamental ragas (musical scales) from which other ragas may be generated.
Melakarta
musical style
Gharana
musical intonation
Shruti
musical style known for its rich and romantic content.
Gangal
– musical style which is oriented towards musical education
Lakshan geet
used for pedagogy purposes
Swarmalika
speaks of the beauty of the Land of Tamil
Tamil Nadu
example of a farewell song
Vijaya
is a combination of a scale and a melody. It is the basis of Indian classical music.
Raga
is the rhythmic time cycle of metrical phrase composed of a fixed number of beats of India. It is the theory of time in Western music.
Tala
