Music 220 Class Period 19 Outline
Music of India Continued
Indian Classical Music
- has three main elements
- drone is called Sruti: similar to bagpipe drone (usually a perfect
5th)
- important because it puts melodic content in context
- melody is constructed from Raga: Raga is collection of pitches
used to make melody, plus characteristic melodic shapes, characteristic
ornaments.
- Each note of Raga relates to sruti in varying degrees of consonance
or dissonance
- Ragas also have associations with certain emotions, Hindu gods, magical
properties, seasons, times of day, colors
- rhythmic/time element is Tala (will discuss more next time)
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