INDIAN MUSIC

Musical traditions of India

among the oldest in the world

Karnatak

SOUTHERN Indian music, often used for DEVOTION, performed in HINDU TEMPLES

Hindustani

NORTHERN Indian music, performed in MOGHUL IMPERIAL COURTS. influenced by PERSIAN ELEMENTS

Improvisation

skillful ON-THE-SPOT use of musical embellishments

Gamakas

ornaments used in Indian music

Guru

TEACHER, trainer

Shishya

STUDENT, young musician

Nara

symbolic ceremony called nara by the guru and shishya

Rasas

emotions in HIndu mythology

affection, fear, happiness, rage, sympathy, bravery, amazement, serenity, repulsion

what are the nine emotions/rasas?

affection, sympathy, bravery, serenity

these emotions are related to MUSIC

fear, happiness, rage, amazement, repulsion

these emotions are related to DRAMA

Raga

PATTERN/FRAMEWORK. composed of FIVE TO NINE TONES. comes from “color” and “atmosphere”. associated with their gods, colors, festivals, hours, and seasons

Thaat

basic SCALE

Swaras

basic TONES

SA, RI, GA, MA, PA, DHA, NI

what are the basic tones?

SA

this tone is NOT fixed

Raga Maru-Bihag

an evening raga

Shrutis

microtones

Microtones

tones whose intervals are smaller than half a tone

Purvanga

LOWER tetrachord, LOWER (SA), RI, GA, MA

Vadi

lead tone/principle note of PURVANGA

Uttaranga

UPPER tetrachord, HIGHER (SA), PA, DHA, NI

Samvadi

lead tone/principle note of UTTARANGA

Swaras

exercise for singing