Music

Question 1

6 fundamental ragas of Indian classical music?

Answer 1

(Bund Maar do Shahrukh Ki)
B- bhairava -dawn- awe &fear
M-megh -morning-  peace & calm
D-dipak -afternoon-love
S-shriraga-     ".         " 
K-Kaushik-evening-joy& laughter
H-hindola -night-     Love

Question 2

Origin of music

Answer 2

:Samaveda(sacred text were sung as samaganas and not chanted)
: Gandharva Veda
:‘natyashastra’ of Bharat muni
:kamasutra of vatsayana
:Geet Govinda of Jayadeva(Bengal ,Sanskrit)
:sangeet Ratnakar of Sarang Dev (in court of Yadava rulers of devagiri)

Question 3

Sangeet Ratnakar?

Answer 3

Sarang Dev (lived in the court of YADAVA rulers of Devagiri)

Question 4

1st example of Geet Kavya?

Answer 4

Geet Govinda of Jayadeva
Written in Bengal
In Sanskrit language

Question 5

Major differences btw Hindustani &carnatic music?

Answer 5

1)composite culture(Turkish-Persian+Arabic influence)-elements of both indigenous and foreign musical traditions
2)liberal,
Experimental
Unorthodox
Dynamic(DELU)
3)H-emotional in nature
C-philosophical&intellectual
4)H-popular
C-elite
5)H-more diverse (diff forms emerged)
(Dhrupad,dhamar,thumri,kajri,tappa,
Ghazal,qawwali,tarana,khayal,etc)
C-relatively uniform
6)H-emergence of GHARANAS like
Gwalior,Jaipur,Lucknow,Benaras

Question 6

Amir khusrow?

Answer 6

1st musician in Hindustani musical tradition

Famous Sufi saint

Wrote KHAZIN-ul -futuh

Created new ragas-SANAM,GHURRA

invented new instruments-tabla,sitar

New form of Hindustani music-qawwali

Question 7

Among all delhi sultans who took interest in music?

Answer 7

Feroze shah Tughlaq

Question 8

Sangeet Shiromani?

Answer 8

Musical treatise by
Hussain shah sharki(ruler of JAUNPUR)

Sarki

Question 9

Dhrupad?

Answer 9

Developed by Raja Man Singh of Gwalior

He is also known for his musical treatise-Man Kautuhal

Question 10

Akbar known for playing which musical instruments?

Answer 10

Nagada(naqara)

In akbar’s court-Tansen of gwalior(court musician)

Question 11

Tansen?

Answer 11

Founder of Gwalior gharana
Court musician of Akbar (navratna)

Developed 2 new ragas-
Miyan Ki Todi
Miyan Ki malhar

Question 12

Mughal emperors musical inclination?

Answer 12

Akbar-played nagada
Shah jahan-singer
Aurangzeb-(max no of musical works in his reign) played Veena(Samudragupta Also)

Question 13

Later Mughals musical inclination?

Answer 13

Mohd shah rangeela patronised 2 famous musicians-

Sadarang&Adarang

Question 14

Khayal?

Answer 14

Developed by Sadarang& Adarang

2 famous musicians in court of later mughal-Mohd shah Rangeela

Question 15

In Modern times Who revived Indian classical music on the basis of ancient text

Answer 15

Bhatkhande

Question 16

Who popularised Indian classical music?

Answer 16

Pulaskar

His famous composition
-raghupati Raghav raja ram…

Question 17

GreAt grandfather (pitamah)of Carnatic music?

Answer 17

Purandar das(one of Haridas sect-Tamil Bhakti sect)

Question 18

Musical trinity of Carnatic music?

Answer 18

Muthuswami Dikshitar
Shyama Shastri
Tyagaraja

(Swami ne car pe moota aur shit Ki isliye Shyama ne use Tyag diya)

Question 19

Saint vidhyaranya?

Answer 19

Carnatic music
His famous musical treatise-‘Sangeet Sar’

Spiritual mentor of harihar&bukka(the founders of Vijayanagar empire)