Lesson 1 INDIA India is the largest country
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Lesson 1: INDIA
India is the largest country in South Asia. Its music is as vast as its geographic location and as large as its demographic population.
The music of India reflects different aspects of Asian culture through its timbre, rhythm, melody, texture, form, and style. In general, Indian music remains fundamental to the lives of the people of India as a source of spiritual inspiration, cultural expression, and entertainment.
Galaxy of Musicians by Raja Ravi Varma
VOCAL MUSIC India's classical music tradition, includes Carnatic and Hindustani music which have developed over many centuries. Music of India also includes several types of folk and popular music.
One aspect of vocal music uses melismatic singing with nasal vocal quality, when compared with the Philippine music which uses melismatic singing is only used in chanting epics and the pasyon.
Characteristics of Traditional Music from India:
1. Carnatic music a. refers to music from South India b. directed to a Hindu god, which is why it is called “temple music”
c. Unlike Hindustani music, Carnatic music is unified where schools are based on the same ragas, the same solo instruments (veena, flute, violin) and the same rhythm instrument (mridangam and ghatam).
d. music pieces are mainly set for the voice and with lyrics e. compositions called krti are devotional songs
2. Hindustani music a. goes back to Vedic period times around 1000 BC b. further developed in the 13 th and 14 th centuries AD with Persian influences and from existing religious and folk music
c. Predominantly found in the northern and central regions. d. Influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions, historical Vedic religion/Vedic philosophy, native Indian sounds and enriched by the Persian performance practices of the Mughal era.
e. Nasal singing is observed in their vocal music f. In North India, the most common style of singing is called khyal, a word which means imagination
Additional Audio/Visual Activity �Hindustani Classical Music, www. wildfilmindia. com �Pt. Bhimsen Joshi-Classical Vocal, www. youtube. com
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC There are many musical instruments in India. Some instruments are used primarily in North Indian music (Hindustani Sangeet) while many other instruments are used in South Indian music (Carnatic Sangeet).
Classification of Musical Instruments from India:
1. Ghan – described as a nonmembranous percussive instrument but with solid resonators. It is one of the oldest classes of instrument in India. It may also be a melodic instrument or instruments to keep tal.
GHATAM MANJIRA
2. Avanaddh - described as a membranous percussive instrument. This class of instruments typically comprise the drums.
3. Sushir – also known as blown air. It is characterized by the use of air to excite the various resonators.
4. Tat – referred to as vina during the old civilization. Instruments in this class are plucked (stringed instruments).
5. Vitat – described as bowed stringed instruments. This is of the oldest classifications of instruments and yet did not occupy a place in classical Indian music until the last few centuries.
Lesson 2: PAKISTAN
Pakistan is known for its unique vocals. The distinctive Pakistani sound was formed with multiple influences not only from various parts of South Asia but it also includes diverse elements from Central Asia, Persia, Turkey, and the Arab world.
VOCAL MUSIC OF PAKISTAN Pakistan is known for its two vocal styles in singing:
1. Ghazal a. traditional expressions of love, separation, and loneliness; It tells about both the pain of loss of the lover and the beauty of love in spite of that pain. b. its structural requirements are more strict than those of most poetic forms traditionally written in English
2. Qawwali a. the devotional music of the Chishti Order b. a vibrant musical tradition that stretches back more than 700 years c. originally performed mainly at Sufi shrines throughout the subcontinent and gained mainstream popularity
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC Punjabi music strengthens the importance of musical instruments in Pakistan.
SIGNIFICANT INSTRUMENTS OF PAKISTAN
TABLA HARMONIUM DHOLAK RUBAB
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY: Peace, Order and Organize! Compare and contrast the vocal/instrumental music of Pakistan from the music of India. Draw this diagram on a sheet of paper and fill in the spaces.
VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PAKISTAN ISRAEL SIMILARITIES DIFFERENCES
Lesson 3: WEST ASIA - ISRAEL In general, the music of West Asia is modal. Harmony is not emphasized but rather includes salient features such as melodic complexity and ornamentation, including ¼ tones and rigorous rhythmic development.
1. Communal worship (in Mosque, Synagogue and Church) 2. Mystic rituals (Sufis, Hassidic) 3. Life passage events (Weddings, Bar Mitzvas, Bat Mitzvas, Anniversaries) 4. Entertainment (Belly Dancing, Folk Dancing)
VOCAL MUSIC OF ISRAEL AND ARABIA A. Israeli Music Israeli singers have a distinctive vocal style. They sing with guttural and throaty enunciation.
Two Divisions of Jewish Music
1. Devotional a. almost entirely vocal b. featured during Sabbath and other holy days c. the art of Hazan (leader of prayer in synagogue) has always been evident in the culture d. shofar is a special call to prayer and repentance; it is sounded on the High Holidays (the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement)
2. Secular a. instruments and voice are used b. played during life passage events c. context lies outside the religious domain d. very rhythmic and have popular and romantic texts
B. Arabic Music Arabic Maqam is distinctively unique to Arabian music because of its technique of improvisation. It is the system of melodic modes used in traditional Arab music. Arabian rhythmic pattern or cycle is analyzed by means of rhythmic units.
1. Wazn Habib Yammine-Wazn il mu’allaqat imru’al Qays, www. youtube. com a. literally means “measure” b. performed on the goblet drum, frame drum, and kettle drum c. only used in musical genres with a fixed rhythmic-temporal organization including recurring measures, motifs, and pulse
2. Iqa a. the rhythmic pattern in Arabian music b. reputed to be over 100 iqa, but many of them have fallen out of fashion and are rarely used in performance Michigan Arab Orchestra-Fantasie Nahawand Mona and Ahmed Fekry- Muwashahat
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF ISRAEL The lute which is similar to the Philippine bandurria and the laud, traces its origins to the Middle Eastern Oud and Indian sitar.
Jewish Lyre
Psalterion (Harp)
Shofar
OTHER SIGNIFICANT INSTRUMENTS OF ARAB COUNTRIES
Goblet Toft
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