Mapeh india music

• The capital of india is new delhi
• The largest city in india is Mumbai
• The official language of india is hindi
• The demonym of india is indian
• The currency of india is indian rupee
• The religion of india is hinduism
• India is the largest country in south Asia
• The music of india reflects different aspects of asian culture through its timbre, rhythm, melody, texture, form, and style
• Vocal music of india uses melismatic singing with nasal vocal quality
• Vocal music of india includes carnatic and hindustani music, and several types of folk and popular music
• Samagana is singing based on a set of pitches popular during the vedic times
• Sama veda is a sacred text, were sung as samagana and not chanted
• Sama veda  is the third of the four vedas of Hinduism but ranks next to rig veda in terms of its sanctity and liturgical importance
• Rig veda is also sung in the samagana traditional singing style
• Rig veda is counted as first among the four canonical sacred texts of hinduism known as vedas
• Carnatic music is refers to music from south india
• Carnatic music is directed to a hindu god, which is why its called temple music
• Carnatic music is music pieces are mainly set for the voice and with lyrics
• In carnatic music, Compostions called krti are devotional songs
• Carnatic music is unified where schools are based on the:

  •same ragas

  •same solo instruments(veena, flute, violin)

  •same rhythm instruments (mridangam and ghatam)
• Hindustani music goes back to vedic period times around 1000 bc
• Hindustani music further developed in the 13th and 14th centuries ad with persian inlfuences and from existing religious and folk music
• Hindustani music prediminantly found in the northern and central regions
• Hindustani music is influenced by ancient hindu musical traditions, historical vedic religion / vedic philosophy, native indian sounds and enriched by the persian performance practices of the mughal area
• In hindustani music nasal singing is observed in thier vocal music
• In Hindustani music in north india, the most common style of singing is called khyal, a word wich means imagination
• Ghan is describe as a non-membranous percussive instrument but with solid resonators
• Ghan is one of the oldest classes of instrument in india
• Ghan may also be a melodic instrument or instrument to keep tal
• Avanaddh is described as a membranous percussive instrument. This class of instruments typically comprise of drums
• Sushir is also known as blown air. It is characterized by the use of air to excite the various resonators
• Tat is referred to as vina during the old civilization. Instruments in this class are plucked (stringed Instruments)
• Vitat is described as bowed stringed instruments. This is the oldest classifications of instruments and yet did not occupy a place in classical indian music until the last few centuries