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Indonesia/India/Arab Kingdom Flashcards

1
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taqsim

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Arab improvisation

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maqam

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Arab scale

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3
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layali

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Arab vocal improvisation

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4
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leli

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“my night” in Arab vocal improvisation

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5
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ayni

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“my eyes” in Arab vocal improvisation

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darabuka

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Arab single membrane drum

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7
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raga

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Indian scale

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alap

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Indian improvisation

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9
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Hindustani influences

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Aryan, Indo-European

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10
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Karnatak influences

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Dravidian, Kannada

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11
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tabla

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Hindustani drum, 2 drums side by side

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12
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mridangam

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Karnatak drum, double headed barrel drum

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ghatam

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Karnatak clay drum

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14
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Hindustani instrumentation

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Harmonium, singer, bowed st. instrument closely imitating singer, open harp, drone

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Karnatak instrumentation

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Flute, violin, drone

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16
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tambura

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drone instrument

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17
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sruti-box

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electronic drone instrument

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18
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Indian melody instruments

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sitar, veena, violin

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19
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3 main aspects of Indian music

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melody line, drone, percussive line

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20
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Difference in musical form b/w N/S Indian

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Karnatak = alap is shorter

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21
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Performance setting of Hindustani music

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Palaces

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22
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Performance setting of Karnatak music

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Temples

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23
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bhava

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Indian term; emotional state of performer

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24
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rasa

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Indian term; what the listener feels

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25
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guru

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Indian teacher

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26
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shishya

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Indian student

27
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saragam

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Indian style of sung syllables; similar to Arab layali

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gongan

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Indonesian time cycle

29
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Which Indonesian group has a tuning system that creates a quivering sound?

30
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Balinese performance setting

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Dynamic/tempo characteristic of Balinese music

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Faster, more contrasting dynamics

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Dynamic/tempo characteristic of Javanese music

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Slower, less dynamic contrast

33
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Javanese performance setting

34
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balungan

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Indonesian term for main melody

35
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saron

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Indonesian main melody instrument; metal slabs over resonator

36
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gong ageng

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Indonesian punctuating instrument; vertically mounted medium sized gong

37
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kempul

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Indonesian punctuating instrument; vertically mounted medium sized gong

38
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ketuk

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Indonesian punctuating instrument; horizontally mounted gongs

39
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kenong

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Indonesian punctuating instrument; horizontally mounted gongs

40
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bonang

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Indonesian elaborating instrument; horizontally mounted small gongs

41
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kendhang

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Indonesian laced drums

42
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slendro

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Indonesian tuning system containing 5 tones

43
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pelog

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Indonesian tuning system containing 7 tones

44
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Indonesian loud style main instrument

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Indonesian soft style instruments

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Rebab, suling, gambang, or voice

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Classical/Art music

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music with rich literature and written music theory, supported by social and economic powers, and music of the ruling class

47
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Arab drum sounds

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dumm and takk

48
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nattu-vangam

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Indian dance: spoken syllables called out to dancer’s footwork

49
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sangeeta

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singing/playing instruments/dancing all together

50
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mrtta

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Indian pure dance; tells a musical story; less hand motion and facial expression

51
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nrtya

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expressive dance; tells a vocal story

52
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pentatonic

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5 tone scale

53
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hexatonic

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6 tone scale

54
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heptatonic

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7 tone scale

55
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lute

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Arab flute name

57
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Arab zither name

58
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Bharata Natyam

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south Indian dance tradition

59
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Hindustani drum syllables

60
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Karnatac drum syllables

61
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Count 1 of Indian cycle

62
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Hindustani form

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alap, jor, gat, jhalla

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Karnatak form

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alapana, tanam, pallavi, kriti

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