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MUSI1004 India
Preparation for final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Geography: North is called __________ region | Hindustani |
| Geography: South is called __________ region | Karnatic |
| Religions (2) | Islam and Hindu |
| Elements of Indian Music (4) ... 8 total terms [1 element has 4 terms, another has 2 terms) | 1. Soloist, raga, ornamentation, improvisation 2. Drummer, tala 3. Drone 4. Extra musical associations |
| Taraf | sympathetic strings |
| Sympathetic vibration | phenomenon in which vibrations in air corresponding to pitch of taraf cause the taraf strings to vibrate softly |
| Alap | nonpulsatile introduction that best encapsulates core feeling of raga |
| gat | metered part of Indian musical performance |
| Sitar | thin, fretted, plucked lute |
| Sarod | fretless lute |
| Tabla | pair of small drums |
| Mrdangum | double-headed cylindrical drum of South India |
| Bansuri | transverse bamboo flute |
| Bin | zither |
| Gamak | ornamentation |
| Chalan | base pitches; chain of pakar |
| Pakar | small characteristic motives |
| Arohana | ascending scale |
| Rasa | emotion expressed by music |
| Ragamala | collection of paintings symbolically illustrating Indian raga |
| Gharana | music school for vocal or instrumental performance |
| Gitam | Southern Indian term for raga's precomposed song or theme |
| Vadi | principal tone; musician spends most time and ornamentation on it |