Exam 1

Question 1

alankar

Answer 1

Ornament, specific melodic embellishment by singer or instrumentalist. Andolan, gamak, mind

Question 2

gamak

Answer 2

pulsing effect crated by pushing from the throat, movement between two svaras

Question 3

andolan

Answer 3

• a slow swing or oscillation, may by between two svwars

Question 4

mind

Answer 4

glissando between two svaras

Question 5

alap

Answer 5

a melody performed without rhythmic accompaniment, made up pf alap, jor, and jhala

Question 6

antara

Answer 6

the second section of musical bandish composition, following the sthayi

Question 7

aroha

Answer 7

ascending scale of a raga

Question 8

avarhoa

Answer 8

decending scale of a raga

Question 9

avartan

Answer 9

a cycle of a tala

Question 10

bandish

Answer 10

general term for a composition

Question 11

chautal

Answer 11

tala of 12 beets, divided into 6 subdivisions of 2 beats each. Primarily used in dhrupad

Question 12

Dagar gharana/family

Answer 12

family of dhrupad performers, vocal and vina, who take their name from the dagar bani style of singin

Question 13

Dhrupad

Answer 13

early genre of Hindustani music. raga-based music from the Mughal court in Agra. Originated in the court of Tomar in Gwalior, common instrumetns are the rudra vina and the pkhawaj

Question 14

gat

Answer 14

a type of instrumental composition, sthayi and antara

Question 15

gharana

Answer 15

a musical lienage. or gamily

Question 16

jajman

Answer 16

patron of hereditary musicians, hiring of entire caste

Question 17

guru-shishya parampara

Answer 17

master disciple lineage

Question 18

Mughal Empire

Answer 18

empire based din Dilli from 1526-1957, and by the 1700s, it extended over much of S. Asia. Brought Persian culture into South Asia and created a syncretic environment where arts flourished. Akbar, 1542-1605 considered the greatest ruler

Question 19

Rudra vina

Answer 19

plucked string instrument with two resonators used in dhrupad music

Question 20

sangit

Answer 20

Sanskrit word for music

Question 21

sarangi

Answer 21

bowed string instrument, used to be the accompaniment for vocal music

Question 22

sargam

Answer 22

system of assigning syllables to specific notes or svars, solfege

Question 23

sargam git

Answer 23

composition of sargam notes

Question 24

sarod

Answer 24

plucked string lute

Question 25

saptak

Answer 25

one octive of svaras

Question 26

sitar

Answer 26

plucked string instrument with long net

Question 27

sthayi

Answer 27

First part of bandish or gat, comes before antara

Question 28

tansen

Answer 28

musician of akbar court. attributed with the creation of many ragas

Question 29

theka

Answer 29

rhythmic pattern of a tal

Question 30

murka

Answer 30

characteristic melody of a bandish or gat that is returned too.

Question 31

Sam

Answer 31

first and last note of a tal

Question 32

layakari

Answer 32

rhythmic based improvisation of a raga

Question 33

saval-javab

Answer 33

question and answer form of inprovisation

Question 34

tan

Answer 34

improvised melodic phrases

Question 35

tihai

Answer 35

passage repeated three times in a row that ends on sam