india ITS MUSIC IS A VAST AS ITS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND AS LARGE AS ITS DEMOGRAPHIC POPULATION.
VOCAL MUSIC INDIA’S CLASSICAL MUSIC TRADITION INCLUDES CARNATIC AND HINDUSTANI MUSIC WHICH HAVE DEVELOPED OVER MANY CENTURIES.
MELISMATIC SINGING WITH NASAL VOCAL QUALITY. SAMA VEDA -A Sacred text. Rig veda – sanctity and liturgical
Carnatic music Refers to music of south india Directed to a hindu GOD. “temple music “ Unlike Hindustani music, Carnatic music is unified
Music pieces Compositions called “ krti ” are devotional song
Hindustani music Goes back to vedic period times around 1000 bc Developed in the 13 th and 14 th centuries ad Northern and central regions Influence by ancient hindu Nasal singing KhYAL means “imagination”
Musical instrument from india
Ghan Non-membranous percussive instruments
GHATAM KARTA MANJIRA NUOT
AVANADDH Membranous percussive instrument.
DAF DHOL TABLA
SUSHIR Also known as “blown air”
SHANKH SURPETI
BANSURI SHEHNAI
tat Reffered to as vina /plucked instruments
SITAR GOTUVADYAM EKTAR
RABAB GOPICHAND
vitat Bowed string instruments
Banam Esraj
Chikara Sarangi
Tala literally means “clap”; variously transliterated as “ tal ”,” taal ”, or taala ” Repeating rhythmic phrase Is the common indian system of rhythm.
Theka A sequence of drum-syllables or “ bol ” Hindustani and cartanic music use complex rules to create elaborate patterns of music.
Tabla Hindustani music Mridangam “ mridang ” -Carnatic music