The Music of India
Indian music is a classical art music tradition with many similarities to Western classical music
Two major musical systems exist in Indian music
Sangita is generally translated as “music”
Kathak Dance is one of the six major dance forms of India
Khyal is a modern genre of Hindustani vocal music
Gat-tora begins the tabla
The tabla are a pair of drums used in Hindustani music
The Sitar is primary plucked. It is a lute used for Hindustani music
Lay is the tempo
Indian music has ancient roots
The Vedas are a corpus of texts originating in ancient India
Early music provides both continuity and divergence
Sama-veda is the rig-veda set as hymn texts
The Hindustani and Karnatak systems represent the north and south traditions
The influence of Islam became of singular importance for North India
Guru, in Karnatak music, is a teacher. �A Shishya is a student
Let`s look at a typical Karnatak recital
There are four major types of instruments
The influence of Indian music and prospects
Filmigit are popular film songs
Ghazal is a form of sung poetry associated with Persian-Arabic Muslim culture taken up by Urdu speakers in North India and Pakistan
Bhangra is pop music of the South India diaspora
Summary
Indian music developed over many centuries
Later theorists traced the roots of Indian music to Vedas
A second wave of settlers brought a new religion called Islam
Northern music tends to be smoother and less ornamented than Southern
Northern music is more improvised than Southern
Today, Indian music has absorbed much Western influence
What does Indian music have in common with Western classical music?
What does Indian music have in common with jazz?
How would you compare Indian music to Indian food?
How is the relationship of composer to performer understood in Indian music?
Has anyone heard Indian music in a North American pop song?
Is Indian film music an escape from reality, or does it articulate life? ��Is American film music an escape from reality, or does it articulate life?