mapeh Flashcards
reflects different
aspects of Asian culture through its timbre, rhythm, melody, texture, form and style.
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Indian Music
Musical tradition of India includes ______ and
_________ music.
Carnatic and Hindustani
Vocal Music uses _______ singing with nasal
vocal quality.
MELISMATIC
The hymns in Samaveda, a sacred text,
were sung as _____
Samagana
style of singing developed
into a strong and diverse contemporary
tradition in India.
Samagana
recited as Hindu prayers at
religious functions and other occasions.
Rigveda
Refers to music from SOUTH INDIA
It is called TEMPLE MUSIC
Carnatic Music
Compositions called____ are devotional song
Krti
When was hindustani music developed?
13th and 14th centuries AD with Persian influences
Nasal singing is observed in their vocal music
In nothern India, Style of singing is called?
khyal (imagination)
what are the classification of Musical
Instruments from India
Ghan, avanaddh, sushir, tat, vitat
Oldest classes of instrument in india
Ghan
Ghan
Ghatam, Karta, Manjira, Nout
Described as a
membranous
percussive
instrument.
Avanaddh
Avanaddh
Dhol, Daf, Tabla
Also known as
“blown air”
Sushir
Sushir
Bansuri, Shankh, Surpeti, Shehnan
Instruments in this class are plucked
(stringed instruments)
tat
tat
Gotuvanyam, sitar, ektar, gopichan, rabab
Described as bowed stringed instruments. One of oldest classifications of instruments.
vitat
vitat
esraj, banam, chikara, sarangi
known for its unique vocals
Pakistan
Pakistan is known for its
two vocal styles in singing
_____ and _______
GHAZAL and QAWWALI
Traditional expressions of love, separation, and loneliness.
Ghazal
The devotional music
of the Chishti Order.
Originally performed
mainly at Sufi shrines
Qawwali
an Israeli folk song associated with the Kibbutz,
Israel’s collective agricultural communities.
Zum Gali Gali
West Asian music is modal. Harmony is not emphasized,
yet focused on melodic complexity and ornamentation
Music of Israel
West asian Music is commonly
used during:
Communal worship, mystic rituals, life passage events, entertainment
TWO DIVISION OF JEWISH MUSIC
Devotional, Secular
Almost entirely vocal
devotional
leader of the prayer in the
synagogue
the art of Hazan
a special call to prayer and repentance
shofar
Instruments and voice are used
secular
a dance that often has a strong off beats and asymmetric meters
Hora
Is one of the most basic elements of
music which is timely arranged linear sequence
of pitched sounds that the listener perceives as
a single entity
melody
In music, the placement of sounds in
time. It is the heartbeat of the music.
rhythm
Is a symbol used in music
notation telling what key a song piece a music is
in which is found after the G-clef or F clef
key signature
Is a fraction like symbol without a diagonal
line between the two numbers, found at the beginning of a
musical piece that tells the number of beats in a measure of
a song
time signature