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Question 1

articulate

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able to express thoughts and feelings easily and clearly, or showing this quality

Question 2

where the earliest tradition of Indian music found mentioned in_______, which contained the _______ related to music

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Sama Veda
shlokas

Question 3

Bharatmuni’s _______ (compiled during second century BC to second century AD).

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Natyashashtra

Question 4

The Indian classical music is broadly based on two traditions

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., the Hindustani form prevalent in North India and the Carnatic music form in South India

Question 5

Hindustani classical music may be traced back to the period of the

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Delhi Sultanate

Question 6

who encouraged the practice of musical performance with the sitar and the tabla

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to Amir Khusrau (1253-1325 AD)

Question 7

• The gharanas functions as

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guru-shishyaparampara

Question 8

This style of singing is traditionally performed by men with a Tanpura and Pakhawaj

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Dhrupad

Question 9

Dhrupads are sung in four styles called

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Bansi Gaurhar, Dagur, Khandhar and Nauhar,

Question 10

some famous Dhrupad vocalists.

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Pandit Uday Bhawalkar, Pandit Ritwik Sanyal and the Umakant Gundecha and Ramakant Gundecha (Gundecha Brothers)

Question 11

It consists of about 4-8 lines of lyrics set to a tune.

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Khayal

Question 12

The Khayal form of Hindustani classical music is ascribed to______, the 15th century ruler of the Sharqui dynasty.

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Hussain Shah Sharqui

Question 13

________was made popular by the 18th century Mughal ruler Mohammed Shah.

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khayal

Question 14

It Some of the modern day khayal vocalists are

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late Bhimsen Joshi, Nagaraja Havaldar, Kishori Amonkar, Ulhas and Kashalkar, Prabhakar Karekar, Pandit Jasraj,

Question 15

• Dhamar These compositions are similar to Dhrupad, but are chiefly associated with the festival of

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Holi

Question 16

Dhamar Tal is chiefly used in festivals like

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Janmashtami, Ramnavami and Holi.

Question 17

___ are songs that are used to convey a feel of joy and are usually performed towards the end of a concert

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. Tarana

Question 18

Tarana Another vocal form of the

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Hindustani music

Question 19

Thumri It is an informal vocal form of Hindustani classical music

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Thumri

Question 20

Thumri is said to have begun with the court of

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Nawab Wajid Ali Shah, the Nawab of Oudh

Question 21

. The compositions are either devotional or romantic in nature. It was inspired by Bhakti movement. It mainly used Hindi dialects like Awadhi or Braj Bhasha.

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thumri

Question 22

The compositions in Carnatic music may be attributed collectively to three composers who lived between 1700 and 1850 AD

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Shyam Shastri, Thyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar.

Question 23

___ is reversed both as a saint and an artist. He epitomises the essence of Carnatic music.

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Thyagaraja

Question 24

Purandara dasa was another great composer of

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Carnatic music.

Question 25

*It is a composition usually sung or played at the beginning of a recital and reveals the general form of the raga

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Varnam

Question 26

The Varnam is made up of two parts which are as follow:

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1. The Purvanga or first-half.
2. The Uttaranga or second-half.

Question 27

It is a highly evolved musical song set to a certain raga and fixed tala or rhythmic cycle.

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• Kriti

Question 28

*It is a melodic improvisation in free rhythm played without mridangam accompaniment

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Ragam

Question 29

It is another style of melodic improvisation in free rhythm.

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• Tanam

Question 30

This is a short pre-composed melodic theme with words and set to one cycle of tal.`

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• Pallavi

Question 31

It is the section where the Pallavi is played in three tempos keeping the tal constant.

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Trikalam

Question 32

• It is the improvised section performed with the drummer in medium and fast speeds.

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Swara-Kalpana

Question 33

This is the final part of the Pallavi, where the soloist improvises freely and comes back to the original theme at the end

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Ragamalika