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    India's official language is Hindi. Some key characteristics of traditional Indian music include Carnatic music originating from South India, directed at Hindu gods and using voice and lyrics in compositions. Hindustani music originated in North India and was influenced by Vedic traditions and later Persian styles. Musical instruments are classified into categories like ghan (non-membranous percussion), avanaddh (membranous percussion), sushir (wind instruments), tat (plucked strings), and vitat (bowed strings).

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    India's official language is Hindi. Some key characteristics of traditional Indian music include Carnatic music originating from South India, directed at Hindu gods and using voice and lyrics in compositions. Hindustani music originated in North India and was influenced by Vedic traditions and later Persian styles. Musical instruments are classified into categories like ghan (non-membranous percussion), avanaddh (membranous percussion), sushir (wind instruments), tat (plucked strings), and vitat (bowed strings).

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    India's official language is Hindi. Some key characteristics of traditional Indian music include Carnatic music originating from South India, directed at Hindu gods and using voice and lyrics in compositions. Hindustani music originated in North India and was influenced by Vedic traditions and later Persian styles. Musical instruments are classified into categories like ghan (non-membranous percussion), avanaddh (membranous percussion), sushir (wind instruments), tat (plucked strings), and vitat (bowed strings).

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    INDIA

    FLAG
    Capital:
    New Delhi

    Largest City:
    Mumbai

    Official Language:
    Hindi
    Demonym:
    Indian

    Currency:
    Indian
    Rupee
    (INR)
     India is the largest
    country
    in South Asia.
     The music of India reflects
    different aspects of Asian
    culture through its
    timbre, rhythm, melody,
    texture, form, and style.
    Vocal Music of India
     includes Carnatic and Hindustani music,
    and several types of folk and popular
    music
     uses melismatic singing with nasal vocal
    quality
    Samagana
     singing based on a set of pitches popular
    during the Vedic times
    Sama Veda
     a sacred text, were sung as Samagana and
    not chanted
     is the third of the four Vedas of Hinduism
    but ranks next to Rig Veda (Rigveda) in
    terms of its sanctity and liturgical
    importance
    Rig Veda
     is also sung in the Samagana traditional
    singing style
     is counted as first among the four
    canonical
    sacred texts of Hinduism known as
    Vedas
    Rig Veda
     is an ancient Indian sacred collection of
    Vedic Sanskrit hymns
    Characteristics of Traditional Indian Music

    Carnatic Music
     refers to music from South India
     directed to a Hindu god, which is why it is called
    “temple music”
     Music pieces are mainly set for the voice and
    with lyrics.
     Compositions called krti are devotional
    songs.
    Characteristics of Traditional Indian Music

    Carnatic
     is unified where schools are based on the:
    Music
     same ragas
     same solo instruments (veena, flute,
    violin)
     same rhythm instruments (mridangam
    and ghatam)
    Characteristics of Traditional Indian Music

    Hindustani Music
     goes back to Vedic period times around 1000 BC
     further developed in the 13th and 14th centuries
    AD with Persian influences and from existing
    religious and folk music
     predominantly found in the northern and
    central regions
    Characteristics of Traditional Indian Music

    Hindustani Music
     influenced by ancient Hindu musical traditions,
    historical Vedic religion / Vedic philosophy,
    native Indian sounds and enriched by the
    Persian performance practices of the Mughal
    area
     nasal singing is observed in their vocal music
    Characteristics of Traditional Indian Music

    Hindustani Music
     In North India, the most common style of
    singing is called khyal, a word which means
    “imagination”
    Instrumental Music of India
     Hindustani Sangeet – instruments used in
    North Indian music
     Carnatic Sangeet – instruments used in
    South Indian music
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    1. Ghan
     described as a non-membranous percussive
    instrument but with solid resonators
     is one of the oldest classes of instrument in
    India
     may also be a melodic instrument or
    instruments to keep tal
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    1. Ghan

    Karta Manjira
    l
    Ghatam Nout
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    2. Avanaddh
     described as a membranous percussive
    instrument
     typically comprise the drums
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    2. Avanaddh

    Daf Tabl Dhol


    (Duf, Daphu) a
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    3. Sushir
     also known as blown air
     is characterized by the use of air to excite the
    various resonators
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    3. Sushir

    Bansuri Shehnai Surpeti


    Shankh
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    4. Tat
     referred to as vina during the old civilization
     Instruments in this class are plucked (stringed
    instruments)
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    4. Tat

    Sitar
    Gottuvadyam
    Ektar
    Rabab Gopichand
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    5. Vitat
     described as bowed stringed instruments
     is of the oldest classifications of instruments
    and yet did not occupy a place in classical
    Indian music until the last few centuries
    Classification of Indian Musical Instruments

    5. Vitat

    Chikara
    Banam
    Esraj
    Sarangi

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