Mapeh Flashcards
is an essential part of India’s culture and identity.
Music
Most Hindu worship and rituals are performed with musical activities that have various and
sacred meaning.
Like most Asian music, Indian classical and traditional music are performed in a
sitting position.
– melodic element
RAGA
2 indian music
Raga
Tala
- elaborate metric system. It means beat.
TALA
2 characteristics of indian music
HINDUSTANI MUSIC
CARNATIC MUSIC
– music of North India
- based on the RAGA SYSTEM
HINDUSTANI MUSIC
- music of South India
- emphasis of vocal music
CARNATIC MUSIC
3 sample song of India
Tamil Nad
Vijaya
Hymn to shiva
– a song that describe the natural beauty of a specific region
TAMIL NAD
– farewell song of India
VIJAYA
– a song with spiritual content.
HYMN TO SHIVA
16 Traditional Instruments of India
Bansuri
Pungi
Shruti upanga
Ghatam
Ghungroo
Khartal
Tabla
Mridanga
Damaru
Tambura
Rubab
Sitar
Shehnai
Jal tarang
Chande
Ektara
– transverse flute with 6-7 finger holes
BANSURI
– played by snake charmers
PUNGI
– bagpipe used to supply a drone
SHRUTI UPANGA
– an earthen pot
GHATAM
– metallic bells tied to the feet
GHUNGROO
- a hand clapper
KHARTAL
pair of drums derived from the Arabic “Tabl”
TABLA –
– Carnatic ensemble’s rhythmic accompaniment
MRIDANGA
– small two-headed drum made of wood
DAMARU
– long necked plucked lute
TAMBURA
short necked lute
RUBAB –
plucked string instrument
SITAR
– wooden oboe with metal at its end
SHEHNAI
– a set of ceramic bowls tuned using water
JAL TARANG
– drum used in Carnatic music
CHANDE
– single string that can be plucked or bowed.
EKTARA
It has always been an important part of its national character
Music of Israel
.
It a fusion of Jewish and
non-Jewish musical traditions
2 major forces of Israeli music
ZIONIST MOVEMENT
Fascism
– encouraged the creation and dissemination of Israeli folk music.
ZIONIST MOVEMENT
Political struggle against
FASCISM
2 Divisions of Jewish Music
Devotional
Secular
– both instrumental and vocal
SECULAR
- used for the rite of passage events
Secular
- uses rhythmic and popular romantic text
Secular
– focused more on vocal music
DEVOTIONAL
- used to call for prayer and repentance
Devotional
-attributed Sabbath and other holy days.
Devotional
Characteristics of Israeli Music
Keys are mostly used
Strong offbeats and uneven meters characterize dance rhythms
Lyrics are about Israel’s experience
Israeli singers tend to sing with a guttural, throaty enunciation.
8 traditional music of Israel
Shofar
Darbuka
Oud
Birch
Toft or bendir
Riq
Kinnor
Psalterion
– also called RAM’S HORN
SHOFAR
– single goblet-shaped membranophones
DARBUKA
– short-neck, pear shaped-lute
OUD
– a type of Tambourine
RIQ
– two circular concave metal plate
BIRCH
– big hand frame drum played vertically
TOFT or BENDIR
–also known as HARP OF DAVID, a Jewish lyre
KINNOR
– a harp with a wing-shaped frame
PSALTERION
8 indian arts
Ajanta caves
Shiva
Islamic ascendancy
Mahabharata and Ramayana
Taj mahal
Lotus temple
Diwali
Rangoli
4 Pakistani arts
Mohenjo-daro
Kot diji
Truck art
Lahore fort
– “Mound of the Dead”. An Ancient Indus Valley Civilization
MOHENJO DARO
– fort formally known as Fort Ahmadabad
KOT DIJI
– brightly colored flamboyant trucks
TRUCK ART
– a historical structure which is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site
LAHORE FORT
This can be best understood in the light of the influences of its neighboring countries like China, Nepal, and India.
Tibetan arts
1 Turkish art
HAGIA SOPHIA
– a Christian church located in Istanbul
HAGIA SOPHIA
– cave monuments that date back from the 2nd century BCE to the 600 CE
AJANTA CAVES
– knows as the destroyer
SHIVA
– period of Evolution from Vedism into Hinduism
ISLAMIC ASCENDANCY
– great Indian Epics
MAHABHARATA AND RAMAYANA
– built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife named Mumtaz Mahal
TAJ MAHAL
– famous for its towers that have balanced structure.
LOTUS TEMPLE
– celebrated by Hindus in India and all around the world in October or November. It is the Hindu New Year.
DIWALI
most beautiful and most pleasing art forms of India.
RANGOLI –
