MUSIC 2250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Shruti Box, Barrel Drum, Mridangam
7 Mar 2017
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Indian classical music: a system of notation exists, but learned aurally from a guru, help from some written exercises and memorization tools , deeply hierarchical system, historically caste-based society. Performers including musicians belong to the lowest caste: previously, listening to classical music was a prerogative of privileged individuals and groups (spiritually and socially). Karnatic music: nada: cosmic vibration of the universe, music comes from nada, vibration is sound, and music is the fundamental vibration of the universe, raga: many meanings, an expressive mode. One that colors the mind : a form (the highest form of indian classical music, a melodic system, a collection of notes, a scale, rasa: essence, juice, flavor, traditional texts associate ragas with human emotions (flavors) Raga as a scale: octave is divided into 22 intervals, a relative pitch, solfege-like concept called sargam refers to seven main svaras.
