Mapeh Flashcards

1
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is an essential part of India’s culture and identity.

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Music

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2
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Most Hindu worship and rituals are performed with musical activities that have various and

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sacred meaning.

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3
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Like most Asian music, Indian classical and traditional music are performed in a

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sitting position.

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4
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– melodic element

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RAGA

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5
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2 indian music

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Raga
Tala

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6
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  • elaborate metric system. It means beat.
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TALA

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7
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2 characteristics of indian music

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HINDUSTANI MUSIC

CARNATIC MUSIC

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8
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– music of North India
- based on the RAGA SYSTEM

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HINDUSTANI MUSIC

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9
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  • music of South India
  • emphasis of vocal music
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CARNATIC MUSIC

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10
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3 sample song of India

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Tamil Nad
Vijaya
Hymn to shiva

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11
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– a song that describe the natural beauty of a specific region

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TAMIL NAD

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12
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– farewell song of India

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VIJAYA

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13
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– a song with spiritual content.

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HYMN TO SHIVA

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14
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16 Traditional Instruments of India

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Bansuri
Pungi
Shruti upanga
Ghatam
Ghungroo
Khartal
Tabla
Mridanga
Damaru
Tambura
Rubab
Sitar
Shehnai
Jal tarang
Chande
Ektara

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15
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– transverse flute with 6-7 finger holes

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BANSURI

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16
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– played by snake charmers

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PUNGI

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17
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– bagpipe used to supply a drone

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SHRUTI UPANGA

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18
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– an earthen pot

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GHATAM

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19
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– metallic bells tied to the feet

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GHUNGROO

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20
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  • a hand clapper
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KHARTAL

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21
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pair of drums derived from the Arabic “Tabl”

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TABLA –

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22
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– Carnatic ensemble’s rhythmic accompaniment

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MRIDANGA

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23
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– small two-headed drum made of wood

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DAMARU

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24
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– long necked plucked lute

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TAMBURA

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25
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short necked lute

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RUBAB –

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26
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plucked string instrument

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SITAR

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27
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– wooden oboe with metal at its end

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SHEHNAI

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28
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– a set of ceramic bowls tuned using water

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JAL TARANG

29
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– drum used in Carnatic music

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CHANDE

30
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– single string that can be plucked or bowed.

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EKTARA

31
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It has always been an important part of its national character

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Music of Israel

32
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It a fusion of Jewish and

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non-Jewish musical traditions

33
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2 major forces of Israeli music

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ZIONIST MOVEMENT
Fascism

34
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– encouraged the creation and dissemination of Israeli folk music.

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ZIONIST MOVEMENT

35
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Political struggle against

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FASCISM

36
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2 Divisions of Jewish Music

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Devotional
Secular

37
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– both instrumental and vocal

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SECULAR

38
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  • used for the rite of passage events
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Secular

39
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  • uses rhythmic and popular romantic text
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Secular

40
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– focused more on vocal music

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DEVOTIONAL

41
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  • used to call for prayer and repentance
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Devotional

42
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-attributed Sabbath and other holy days.

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Devotional

43
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Characteristics of Israeli Music

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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.

44
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8 traditional music of Israel

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Shofar
Darbuka
Oud
Birch
Toft or bendir
Riq
Kinnor
Psalterion

45
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– also called RAM’S HORN

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SHOFAR

46
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– single goblet-shaped membranophones

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DARBUKA

47
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– short-neck, pear shaped-lute

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OUD

48
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– a type of Tambourine

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RIQ

49
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– two circular concave metal plate

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BIRCH

50
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– big hand frame drum played vertically

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TOFT or BENDIR

51
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–also known as HARP OF DAVID, a Jewish lyre

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KINNOR

52
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– a harp with a wing-shaped frame

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PSALTERION

53
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8 indian arts

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Ajanta caves
Shiva
Islamic ascendancy
Mahabharata and Ramayana
Taj mahal
Lotus temple
Diwali
Rangoli

54
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4 Pakistani arts

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Mohenjo-daro
Kot diji
Truck art
Lahore fort

55
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– “Mound of the Dead”. An Ancient Indus Valley Civilization

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MOHENJO DARO

56
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– fort formally known as Fort Ahmadabad

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KOT DIJI

57
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– brightly colored flamboyant trucks

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TRUCK ART

58
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– a historical structure which is declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site

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LAHORE FORT

59
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This can be best understood in the light of the influences of its neighboring countries like China, Nepal, and India.

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Tibetan arts

60
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1 Turkish art

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HAGIA SOPHIA

61
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– a Christian church located in Istanbul

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HAGIA SOPHIA

62
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– cave monuments that date back from the 2nd century BCE to the 600 CE

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AJANTA CAVES

63
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– knows as the destroyer

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SHIVA

64
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– period of Evolution from Vedism into Hinduism

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ISLAMIC ASCENDANCY

65
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– great Indian Epics

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MAHABHARATA AND RAMAYANA

66
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– built in 1632 by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife named Mumtaz Mahal

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TAJ MAHAL

67
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– famous for its towers that have balanced structure.

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LOTUS TEMPLE

68
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– celebrated by Hindus in India and all around the world in October or November. It is the Hindu New Year.

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DIWALI

69
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most beautiful and most pleasing art forms of India.

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RANGOLI –