India Flashcards
1
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- south Asia
- land of spirituality
- hinduism, buddhism, jainism, sikhism - rich artistic culture
- architectures is one of its highlights
A
India
2
Q
- melodic framework
- ascending & descending
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raga
3
Q
- rhythmic “clap”
- marked by hand
- intricate cyclic metrical pattern
A
tala
4
Q
destroyer
A
shiva
5
Q
creator
A
brahma
6
Q
preserver
A
vishnu
7
Q
religious chant
A
veda
8
Q
nasal
A
timbre
9
Q
hetero
A
harmony/texture
10
Q
uses drone & raga
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melody
11
Q
6 beats
A
dadratala
12
Q
8 beats
A
keherwatala
13
Q
12 beats
A
ektala & chautala
14
Q
16 beats
A
tintala
15
Q
14 beats
A
jhumratala
16
Q
improvisatory
A
form
17
Q
elaborate music
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rhythm
18
Q
- raga
- vocal forms
- northern
- thumri (romantic & semiclassical)
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hindustani
19
Q
-karnataka in India
- southern
- see & seek god (synonymous to salvation & eternity)
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carnatic
20
Q
- chordophone
- lute, deep, pear-shaped gourd body, long, wide & hollow wooden neck w 20 movable frets
- 18-21 strings
- 5 (melody strings)
- 2 (drone strings)
- other strings (sympathetic/enchantment)
A
sitar
21
Q
world renowned sitar player
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ravi shankar
22
Q
internationally renowned violinist
A
yehudi menuhin
23
Q
pop music icon
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george harrison
24
Q
- hindustani flute
- afghan rabab
- 100 cm
- 4-6 melodic strings
- long, freeness metal neck
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sarod
25
- chordophone - bowed fiddle
- 75 cm long, rectangular body w broad fretless neck
- 11-37 sympathetic strings w arched bow
sarangi
26
- double reed, oboe like, made of wood, the bell is made of metal
- 35-50 cm long w 6-8 finger holes
shehnai
27
- 2 membranophones (drum)
- 18th century
- single headed, 25 cm in height & 15 cm in diameter
tabla
28
bigger, high-pitched drum
daya
29
small drum, octave lower than daya
baya
30
- long neck fretless lute
- chordophone
- 40-60 cm long
- 4 metal strings drone and tonal to develop the raga
tambura
