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39 Cards in this Set
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Stein's Elements of Music
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Pitch, Rhythm, Timbre, Dynamics, Texture
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Homophonic
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Moving together, almost chordal sounding
(I think) |
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Heterophonic
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Two similar melodies
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Music Universals
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1) Singing, instruments, Percussion
2) Religious affiliation 3) Dances 4) M2 found in all music |
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Instrument Classifications
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Aerophones
Chordophones Idiophones Membranaphones Electrophones |
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aerophones
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Wind Instruments, Wood and Brass
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Chordophones
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Stringed instruments, Piano and Guitar
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Idiophones
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Percussion, Zylophones and Bells
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Membranophones
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Membrane or Cover Vibrates, Tambourine and Drums
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Electrophones
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Electronic, Keyboards
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Indian Music Characteristics
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Often Rubato and Mechanical sounding
Doesn't have straight pitches |
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Types of Indian Music
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Hindustani and Karnatak
- Both use similar instruments and basical musical language |
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Elements of Indian Music
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Melody, Rhythm, Drone
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Sitar
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Northern
3 sets of strings Moveable frets Chordophone |
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Sarod
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Northern
Darker sound than Sitar Chrodophones |
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Northern Music
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Hindustani
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Southern Music
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Karnatic
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Shehnai
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Northern
Oboe-like Aerophone |
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Sarangi
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Northern
Violin-like "Beggar's Instrument" Chordophone |
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Tabla
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Membranophone
North and South Rhythm Two Drums, Bass Drum = Baya |
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Shiva
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God of Destruction and Creation
Lord of Dance |
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Raga
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Scale
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Tala
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Rhythm
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Sam
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Beginning and Ending of Tala
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Baul
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People, Religion, and Music
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Tambura
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Gord with long neck
Chordophone Drone North and South |
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Harmonium
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Pump-organ-like
Aerophone Drone North and South |
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Drone
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Pedal
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Vina
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Sitar-like
Older than sitar Fewer strings No Sympth strings Chordo South |
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Bansuri
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Flute-like
Aerophone South |
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Mridangam
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Two headed tube drum
memb South |
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Pungi
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"Snake Charmer"
Aero South |
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Alap
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1
No meter slow no tabla Melody |
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Jor
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2
Meter No Tabla |
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Gat
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3
Meter Tabla Fast |
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Caste
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Brahmans, ksatriyas, cishyas, shudras
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Vedas
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Scriptures
"revealed wisdom" |
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Brahmans
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Priests
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T or F
Indian is often homophonic. |
False. Indian music is never homophonic.
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