India

Question 2

Sitar Instrument

Answer 2

fairly large guitar like, has sympathetic strings, resonance chamber at top, melodic, frets

Question 3

Sarod Instrument

Answer 3

moderately sized, has sympathetic strings, no frets, sounds like sitar

Question 4

Tabla Instrument

Answer 4

pair of drums, fairly small, max variety of sound, middle has tar and sounds like bass drum, melodic drums

Question 5

Tambura Instrument

Answer 5

4 strings all the same pitch, drone instrument,

Question 6

Vina Instrument

Answer 6

southern cousin to the sitar

Question 7

Mridangam Instrument

Answer 7

two headed drum, not as intricate rhythm as tabla, heavier sound

Question 8

Tala

Answer 8

rather than meter indians use cycles, tintal tala, phamer tala

Question 9

Raga

Answer 9

melodic note choice, half melody, half scale, not same going up or down

Question 10

Hindustani tradition

Answer 10

north indian traditional music, no singing

Question 11

Karnatak Tradition

Answer 11

south indian traditional music, with singing

Question 12

Vedic chants

Answer 12

vedas poetry so sacred, passed down verbally, responsibility of brahaman cast to pass on

Question 13

Sympathetic strings

Answer 13

strings that are not plucked, but respond to resonance

Question 14

Alap-Jor-Jhala-Gat

Answer 14

how performances unfold, a raga, slow no rhythm, med with tabla, fast, really fast

Question 15

Kriti

Answer 15

generic name for south indian song, has structure

Question 16

Pallavi-anupalavi-caranam

Answer 16

structure for kriti, refrain, verse followed by refrain, most composed part with 45 seconds of improvisation

Question 17

Ravi Shankar

Answer 17

famous indian sitarist, taught george harrison, played woodstock

Question 18

Ali Akbar Khan

Answer 18

sarod player, played with ravi

Question 19

Salmon Rushdie

Answer 19

indian/british author, thick novels, humor, wrote midnights children

Question 20

Bollywood

Answer 20

most pop music, based out of mumbai, a lot of films

Question 21

what or who is

fairly large guitar like, has sympathetic strings, resonance chamber at top, melodic, frets

Answer 21

Sitar Instrument

Question 22

what or who is

moderately sized, has sympathetic strings, no frets, sounds like sitar

Answer 22

Sarod Instrument

Question 23

what or who is

pair of drums, fairly small, max variety of sound, middle has tar and sounds like bass drum, melodic drums

Answer 23

Tabla Instrument

Question 24

what or who is

4 strings all the same pitch, drone instrument,

Answer 24

Tambura Instrument

Question 25

what or who is

southern cousin to the sitar

Answer 25

Vina Instrument

Question 26

# what or who is two headed drum, not as intricate rhythm as tabla, heavier sound

Answer 26

Mridangam Instrument

Question 27

# what or who is rather than meter indians use cycles, tintal tala, phamer tala

Answer 27

Tala

Question 28

# what or who is melodic note choice, half melody, half scale, not same going up or down

Answer 28

Raga

Question 29

# what or who is north indian traditional music, no singing

Answer 29

Hindustani tradition

Question 30

# what or who is south indian traditional music, with singing

Answer 30

Karnatak Tradition

Question 31

# what or who is vedas poetry so sacred, passed down verbally, responsibility of brahaman cast to pass on

Answer 31

Vedic chants

Question 32

# what or who is strings that are not plucked, but respond to resonance

Answer 32

Sympathetic strings

Question 33

# what or who is how performances unfold, a raga, slow no rhythm, med with tabla, fast, really fast

Answer 33

Alap-Jor-Jhala-Gat

Question 34

# what or who is generic name for south indian song, has structure

Answer 34

Kriti

Question 35

# what or who is structure for kriti, refrain, verse followed by refrain, most composed part with 45 seconds of improvisation

Answer 35

Pallavi-anupalavi-caranam

Question 36

# what or who is famous indian sitarist, taught george harrison, played woodstock

Answer 36

Ravi Shankar

Question 37

# what or who is sarod player, played with ravi

Answer 37

Ali Akbar Khan

Question 38

# what or who is indian/british author, thick novels, humor, wrote midnights children

Answer 38

Salmon Rushdie

Question 39

# what or who is most pop music, based out of mumbai, a lot of films

Answer 39

Bollywood