MUSI 207 India Chapter 2
The Music of India BBFEE&view=detail&FORM=VIRE7 BBFEE&view=detail&FORM=VIRE7 BBFEE&view=detail&FORM=VIRE7 Update: Chapter Presentations, D2L PowerPoint Presentations, MyMusicLab Post-tests Chapter Presentation Eval. Classification of Instruments Music and Indian History Hindustani Hindustani Carnatic Carnatic Bollywood (if time) Bollywood (if time)
Classification of Instruments Playing for Change Aerophones (wind instruments) Chordophones (string instruments) Idiophones (“self” vibrators) Membranophones (drums) Electophones (Electronic instruments)
Music and Indian History Both are based on raga scales (22 sruti) Hindustani (Northern) Hindu (musicians highly regarded) Hindu (musicians highly regarded) Smoother and less ornamented Smoother and less ornamented Improvised Improvised Carnatic (Southern) Muslim (musicians lower class) Muslim (musicians lower class) Fixed Compositions (kriti) Fixed Compositions (kriti) Reproduces vocal compositions Reproduces vocal compositions
For next class Read Chapter 3 Take the Chapter 2 exam (Fri.) Work on your presentations
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