music of india
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- A style of singing that developed into a strong and diverse tradition over several centuries.
- A sacred text that was sung as samagana and not chanted.
- The third of the four Vedas of Hinduism.
- The Sama Veda ranks next to this Veda.
- Also sung in the samagana traditional singing style.
- Counted as first of the four canonical sacred texts known as the Veda.
- An ancient Indian sacred collection of Vedic Sanskrit hynmns.
- Music from South India
- Directed to a Hindu god, which is why it is called "temple music".
- Unified where schools are based on the same ragas, the same solo instruments and the same rhythm instruments
- Compositions are called krti
- Carnatic music compostions
- Goes back to the Vedic period around 1000BC.
- Has Persian influences and from existing religious and folk music.
- Predominately found in Northern and Central India.
- Nasal singing is observed in their vocal music.
- In Northern India, the most common style of singing is called khyal meaning "imagination".
- The most common style of singing in Northern India.
- Non-membranous percussive instruments or idiophones
- Described as a membranous percussive instrument. This class of instruments typically comprise of drums.
- Also known as "blown air". It is characterized by the use of air to excite the various resonators. (Aerophones)
- Referred to as vina during the old civilization. Instruments in this class are plucked. (Chordophones)
- Bowed string instruments. One of the oldest classifications of instruments and yet did not occupy a place in classical Indian music until the last few centuries.
- A fundamental part to the creation of any musical system
- literally means "clap", variously transliterated as "tal", "taal", or "taala".
- A regular, repeating, rhythmic phrase, particularly as rendered on a percussive instrument with an ebb and flow of various intonations represented as a "theka".
- The most common Indian system of rhythm.
- A sequence of drum-syllables or "bol'.
- Both Hindustani and Carnatic music use complex rules to create elaborate patterns of rhythm.
- Most common instrument for keeping rhythm in Hindustani music.
- The most common instrument for keeping rhythm in Carnatic music. It is also transliterated as "mridang".
- A large clay pot. It is commonly played in South Indian classical performances.
- There are two actions of resonance: the primary one is ringing of the pot caused by striking.
- A very low resonance is also produced by the cavity. This pitch is caused by opening or closing the hole with the stomach.
- A traditional percussion instrument of Bharata India.
- It is a pair of small cymbals.
- A pair of wooden blocks or frames with metal jingles mounted in them.
- This instrument is beaten together to provide a rhythmic support to bhajans, kirtan, folk and other light music.
- A small pot used in Kashmir as a percussion instrument. It may be thought as a northern Indian ghatam.
- A large Persian frame drum used in popular and classical music.