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Music of South and Middle East India and Israel Land of Spirituality and Philosophy  Hindustani Music Carnatic Music Called as North Indian Indigenous to southern classical music part of Indian continent Indigenous to the North Main emph...

Music of South and Middle East India and Israel Land of Spirituality and Philosophy  Hindustani Music Carnatic Music Called as North Indian Indigenous to southern classical music part of Indian continent Indigenous to the North Main emphasis on vocal based on the raga music system Most compositions are uses Tala written to be sung Practice of nonmetric Performed with a small system ensemble instrumental music is Faster and shorter in more important tempo starts with slow Temple music Examples of Indian Vocal Music Gangal – A style with rich romantic and poetic content. Lakshangeet – style oriented towards musical education. Swarmalika- uses pedagogic purpose Tamil nad – Speaks of the beautiful land of Tamils Vijaya – A farewell song Types of Indian classical Music  Raga – melodic pattern that can be ascending or descending in scale where key notes bring out the entire character. Indian tonal system - Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa-Dha-Ni Western system – Do-Re-Mi-fa-so-la-ti TALA – Rhythmic cycle with fix number of beats repeated over and over. Chordophone Aerophone Idiophone Membranophone Tabla Pungi Ghatam Tambura Rubab Ghungroo Mridanga  Shruti Upanga Khartal Damaru Sitar Shenai  Jal Tarang Maddale Ektara