quarter3 music Flashcards
microtones
shruti
clap or rhythm / arrangement of patterns in groups
Tala
– made of Wood with metal
Flare bell at the end
Shenai
plays the melody part
Bansuri
is applied in each group of beats but the first beat signifies the importance of the
musical composition.
accent
has 3 basic types: Slow, Medium, Fast
Tempo
in music follow a certain structure, but has two: Open and Closed
Form
four/five string long-necked lute provides the melody and drone effect
Tanpura/Tanpuri
plucked lute instrument with adjustable metal frets (for a particular raga) with thin wires
under the frets giving a vibrating sound
Sitar
thin necked string instrument
Rebab
3 melodic strings + 3 drone strings instrument, famous in South India
Veena or Vina
a set of tuned ceramic bowls struck by beater to produce watery sounds
Jal tarang
two-drum instrument: 1 for Tonic, other for the variety of tones and timbres (Tala Part)
The most important accompaniment in classical music
Tabla
two-headed drum laid across the lap of player, striking both ends covered with
animal skin that also plays the Tala Part
Mridangam
(Musical Note)
Sur
(Rhythm)
Lai
systematic organization of musical notes into a scale
Raag
cycle of rhythms
Taal
A traditional expression of love, loneliness, and separation
Can be performed by both men n women
Ghazal
(modern classical)
Khyal
(semi-classical music genre)
Thumri
-Devotional music of the Chishti Sufis
- Originally performed at Sufi shrines all over Pakistan
Qawwali
group of qawwali musicians (8 or 9 men)
Humnawa
is a region in northernmost parts of the Indian subcontinent/South Asia
Punjab
vocal Hindustani classical music
Patiala Gharana
-short-necked plucked lute from Afghanistan and West Pakistan
- membrane covers the hollow bowl of sound chamber + bridge
Rubab
- Also known as daf, daffler, or tambourine
- Wooden ring instrument + double rows of bells
- A must for wedding celebrations and accompaniment to the dholak
Dafli
Two-headed drum from South Asia
Dholak
Is a mixture of Jewish and non-Jewish music traditions
- + influences from nearby countries like West Asia and Russia
Israeli music
was formed by the settlers in 1895 located in town of Rishon Le Zion
Jewish Orchestra
- Ancient Israelite Harp
- Known as the ‘national instrument’ of the Jewish people
Kinnor
- Horn instrument used for Jewish religious purposes
- No fingering
Shofar
- Tambourine-like instrument
- the principal instrument of the percussion section
Timbrei or Timbret
Single-headed goblet-shaped membranophone used mainly west Asia.
Darbuk
Diversity of Israeli Music developed number of canonical songs known as
Shirei Eretz Yisrael or
“Songs of the Land of Israel”
Definite Characteristics Composed from 1920 to mid-1970s:
- Use of minor keys
- Use of dance rhythms (Horah, Atari, Temani)
- Use of Percussion (darbuka and tambourine) instruments + West Asian instruments
- Lyrics that narrate to the Israeli practices
- Application of distinctive vocal styles (Throaty and Guttural Enunciation)
“To please” based on traditional melodic patterns of five to nine tones
Raag
