MUSI 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Morin Khuur, Amir Khusrow, Darbari Kanada
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Raga would be italicized because it doesn"t count as an english word. New raga-musical scale uses a more limited pitch collection. Took off some bars and put others on that gave a new scale and pitch collection. Changes the emotional quality- first half was column and 2nd half was lighter. Less than 3 million people in the entire country. Weather is harsh- winter is very cold and summer is very hot. Lifestyle is a nomadic cattle herding on horseback lifestyle- almost cowboy like. Many of the people have moved to the city but about 30% of the population is still living the namadic lifestyle. The horse is a common theme that you hear throughout the music. Both are represented by one track on the cd. Both #9 and #10 are represented within one track on the listening list. Vocal genre of solo singer accompanied by morin khuur. Texts on: philosophy, legend, humour, and many love songs.
