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![]() Most common southern Indian drum. Pitch drum on right head, on base head there is deeper pitch variation. |
![]() MRIDANGAM |
![]() An instrument with 3 drone strings and 4 playing strings. Complex slides and pulls of the strings interpret the raga. |
![]() VEENA |
![]() An instrument that is unfretted and round-bodied, with a hollow neck and four or five wire strings that acts as a drone. |
![]() TAMBURA |
![]() Referring to North Indian Music Style, more improvised, influenced by Islamic belief and law. |
![]() HINDUSTANI |
![]() Common drums, paired drums that have individual heads (Hindustani). |
![]() TABLA |
![]() A scale and its musical characteristics such as the number of pitches, its manner of ascending and descending |
![]() RAGA |
![]() The major song type of Carnatik music. Performed in a virtuosic manner with fewer participants, displays of skill and technique. |
![]() KRITI |
![]() Amateur music played by non-professionals in informal settings. Played for musicians' pleasure. |
![]() SIZHU |
![]() (“adding flowers”) = ornamentation Chinese Music |
![]() FANGMAN JIAHUA |
![]() High pitch range, nasal quality & no vibrato. |
![]() BEIJING OPERATIC VOCALS |
![]() Music traditionally used in their daily lives when herding or hunting songs are often “sonic maps." |
![]() MUSIC IN MONGOLIA |
![]() "Graceful music” / imperial court music & dance / classical form / oldest ensemble musical style still performed / |
![]() GAGAKU |
![]() Court Music with emotional restraint / long, slow rhythms / symbolize dignity of the kingdom |
![]() KOREAN MUSIC AESTHETIC |
![]() Pentatonic scales Free rhythm (flexible pulse) |
![]() CHARACTERISTICS OF JAPANESE TRADITIONAL MUSIC |
![]() Theater music (Kabuki) Concert music (Gagaku) Religious & festival music (Shomyo) |
![]() JAPANESE MUSICAL GENRES |