Music Flashcards
(94 cards)
1
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A shehnai is a __________.
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Aerophone
2
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A kartal is a __________.
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Idiophone
3
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A tambura is a __________.
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Chordophone
4
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A kanjira is a __________.
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Membranophone
5
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A tabla is a __________.
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Membranophone
6
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A sarangi is a __________.
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Chordophone
7
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A dholak is a __________.
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Membranophone
8
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A vina is a __________.
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Chordophone
9
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A sarod is a __________.
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Chordophone
10
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A ghatam is a __________.
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Idiophone
11
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A kamaicha is a __________.
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Chordophone
12
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A dhol is a __________.
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Membranophone
13
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A mridangam is a __________.
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Membranophone
14
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A ektar is a __________.
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Chordophone
15
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A sitar is a __________.
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Chordophone
16
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What scale offers twelve pitches?
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Chromatic
17
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The ___________ is considered the strong beat.
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Downbeat
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Microtones are ________ than half steps.
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Smaller
19
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What is the most common rural drum in North India?
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The dholak
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What is the classical music of North India?
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Hindustani
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What is the classical music of South India?
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Carnatic
22
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Indian Classical Music is a term for the music based on ________ and ________.
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Raga and Tala
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A history of music theory is preserved most in which language?
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Sanskirt
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What is the field called? (Music Technical Works)
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Sangita Shastra
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Written texts of music theory in India represent which kind of tradition?
Oral Tradition
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How were formal rules transmitted?
Through memorization for many generations
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What is a compendium of theory on music, theater, and dance?
Natyashastra
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What are the two categories of theory of musical pitch?
Svara and shruti
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A special sound, ornamented with specific pitches and syllables which delights the minds of listeners.
Raga
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When was Sangitaratnakara written?
The fourteenth century
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What is the title of the premier text for the medieval period?
Sangitaratnakara
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How many chapters did Sangitaratnakara have?
7
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Sangitaratnakara was the basis for several other texts written in what language?
Persian and assorted regional languages
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The chapters cover...
Pitch, melody, various techniques, compositions, rhythm, instruments, and dance
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Pitch=
Svara
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Melody=
Raga
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Various techniques=
Prakiranaka
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Compositions=
Prabandha
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Rhythm=
Tala
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Instruments=
Vadya
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Dance=
Nrtya
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During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries where was music appreciated as an urbane art?
In the cities
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Vishnu Digambar Paluskar focused on...
Devotional sensibilities
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Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande reinterpreted __________ and presented _________.
Sanskirt; music curriculum
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When and where was the Madras Music Academy founded?
1928 in present-day Chennai
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What system of music theory did Madras Music Academy want to standardize?
Carnatic music theory
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Raga is a set of melodic _________ used for playing both composed and __________ material.
Motifs; improvised
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What pitches does the Hindustani Raga Yaman use?
Natural or Western major scale with a sharp 4th
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What are the main resting notes of the Raga Yaman?
The 3rd and 7th
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What are the phrasings in Raga Yaman?
A repetitive 7 2 3 and 7 6 4 6 5
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There is a spade between which two phrases in Raga Yaman?
2 and 3
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In Raga Yaman which phrase is sharpened?
7th
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What is fundamental to a Raga?
It's expressive quality
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Hindustani music connects ragas with a certain __________.
Time of day
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When should Raga Yaman be performed?
After dark
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Ragas can also be associated with a __________.
Season
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When is Raga Megh performed?
During monsoon seasons
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When a Raga is performed where does the main musician sit?
In the center of the ensemble
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While the performing a raga the drum accompanist sit to the ________ of the main musician.
Right
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Hindustani music usually features which percussion instrument?
A tabla
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In Carnatic music what are the main drums of choice?
Mridangam and kanjira
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On the left of the main musician is a(n)_________.
Accompanying melody player
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In Hindustani music the accompanying melody player will most commonly be a ...
Harmonium or Sarangi player
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In Carnatic music the accompanying melody player would be playing a ...
Violin
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Behind he ensemble on one or both sides will be a ___________ player.
Tambura
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Which instruments echo the main melody in a raga?
Violin, sarangi, or harmonium
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The drummer keeps the ________ rhythmic cycle during a raga.
Tala
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Which instruments play in unison with the main performer during the composed sections of a raga?
Violin, sarangi, or harmonium
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The tambura drones the ________ note throughout the whole performance of a raga.
Tonic
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Svara is a Sanskirt term for ____________.
Sound
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How many svaras make up the scale?
Seven
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The seven pitches are....?
Shadja, Rishabha, Gandhara, Madhyama, Panchama, Dhaivata, and Nishada
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How are the pitches regularly designated?
With their first syllables.
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What are the pitches referred to as when they are sung?
Carnatic: singing svaras
Hindustani: singing in sargam
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What are the singing svaras/singing in sargam?
Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni
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Writing notation in the ___________ ____________ the ____________ letter is used for the pitch.
Roman Alphabet; first
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Saptaka:
Consisting of seven
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Saptaka is also referred to as...
Octave
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How many pitches are present in the Hindustani and Carnatic octave?
Twelve
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How is tuning of pitches accomplished?
By ear
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Shruti:
Microtone
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_________ is the smallest interval that the ear can discern.
Shruti
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The octave consists of how many shrutis?
22
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Which pitches have 4 shrutis?
Sa, Ma, and Pa
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How many shrutis do Re and Dha have?
Three
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Which pitches have 2 shrutis?
Ga and Ni
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What idea among others died out in the medieval period?
The moveable tonic
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When referring to musicians and listeners alike, shruti can be called a...
Delicate shading of pitch
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What gives color and life to a raga?
Shrutis
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Gamaka:
The collective profusion of slides, turns, and flourishes
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Carnatic theory has how many basic gamakas?
Ten
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Name two ornaments involved in Carnatic gamakas.
Andolan (oscillation), sphurita (touch)
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Name two ornaments involved in Hindustani gamakas.
Meend (slide), murki (knot)
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Notation is merely...
A tool to trigger the students memory
