MUS 185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Classical Music, Hindustani Classical Music, Heterophony
26 May 2016
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Indian classical music & western classical music parallels. A small, educated segment of the population appreciates the music. Two styles: north indian and south indian. South indian = carnatic (or karnatak) music. Constant sounding of the tonal center of the music. In western music, we perceive consonance and dissonance via harmony. In icm, the drone provides a reference point, to which we can. Compare the melody, allowing us to hear consonance and dissonance. Due to the absence of harmony, icn is melodic-based music. Ghatam (clay pot) (not as usual as drum instruments) Like a scale (a collection of pitches) Seven tone basis (very similar to western scales) Once the parent scale has been decided, various options for creating a raga may be employed: This allows for literally hundreds of possible ragas. Only one raga is used in a given piece of icm. In other words, pieces in icm never modulate.
