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leading performer of classical Uzbek music
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national eastern dance that Munojaat performs |
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Uzbek musician, strongly identified with Uzbek nationalism and could play all instruments in an ensemble
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Uzbek singer, songwriter, and musician. Incorporates Uzbek folk and contemporary music |
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Hector Zazou/Real World Records |
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Producer who produced Sevara Nazarkhan and the record label he produced her music on. |
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famous song by Sevara Nazarkham
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lead acoustician in folk orchestra, founded the conservator |
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medium sized frame drum with jingles from Uzbekistan
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| long neck two stringed lute from Uzbekistan |
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| long necked fretted lute from Uzbekistan |
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short necked lute from Uzbekistan
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bow fiddle, nasal timbre from Uzbekistan
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practice of collecting monophonic tunes from rural communities, codifying and harmonizing them for polyphonic performance by large ensembles
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popular music in Uzbekistan, combo of national instruments and synthesized sounds
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the system of rhythmic modes that provide the rhythmic foundation for Uzbek classical music
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in five pitches, music in heterophony, complex meter (think Clocks by Coldplay)
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| pitch bending ornaments on voice or instrument that are often microtonal and are considered highly expressive |
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the climactic point in a piece of classical Uzbek music like the Shashmaqom
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| set repertoire of Uzbek classical music. It is traditionally played heterophonically and includes both instrumental and vocal sections |
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called out by the muezzin in the mosque five times a day, traditionally from a minaret, summoning Muslims for mandatory prayers
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| the person appointed at a mosque to lead, and recite, the call to prayer for every event of prayer and worship in the mosque |
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system of melodic modes (which collection of pitches you are going to use) common in Arabic and Turkish tradition
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Persian mode or system of rules and expectations for composition and improvisation
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Iranian mode or system of rules and expectation for composition and improvisation
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| “martyr square” in downtown Cairo, Egypt |
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“the time or the place of the sunset”
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“the time or the place of the sunrise- the east”
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| Arabic music ensemble including zithers, bowed and plucked lutes, drums & aerophones |
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a bigger version of Takht
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the Arabic name for “belly dance"
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| Arabic word for the state of emotional transformation or ecstasy achieved through music |
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| Sufi ritual which believers chant name of Allah with goal of entering ecstatic state |
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| fretless, plucked pear shaped lute that is found in Arabic music traditions |
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plucked zither, chordophone from the Middle East
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| hammered zither from the Middle East |
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| long necked lute of Iran, similar to the dutar from the Middle East |
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| standing drum, membranophone from the Middle East |
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round-bodied lute, chordophone, from Turkey (Middle East)
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an instrumental improvisational form in Turkish/Arabic music traditions
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famous poem written in Persian by Rumi
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| Jalal al-din Muhammad Rumi |
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internationally famous Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress of the 1930’s-1970’s |
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spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhism
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Tibetan singer/songwriter
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| “Incantation” and “Mani” Om mani padme hum (Om mani peme hung) |
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| thigh bone trumpet from Tibet |
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aerophone, long metal trumpets with low tunes |
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conch shell trumpets from Tibet
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double reed aerophone from Tibet |
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12 different pitch collections in the Xinjiang region of China |
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traditional long neck two stringed lute from Xingjiang
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| 10 year period in China’s history that consisted of great political change and revolution |
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| Chinese organological system based on eight materials |
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| “silk and bamboo” Chinese ensemble consisting of stringed instruments and aerophones |
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tea house music associated with Shanghai
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bridgeless plucked zither with 7 strings from China
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| notation that indicated how to plug string |
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| Yangbanxi/model revolutionary opera |
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Beijing operas infused with communist and nationalist political messages |
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A hammered zither from China
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| a pear-shaped lute from China |
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| the lead fiddle of the Beijing Opera’s instrumental ensemble |
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| a double reed aerophone from China, military instrument |
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a transverse flute from China
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Korean ritual music performed by a shaman
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narrative vocal performance style from Korea
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| double reed aerophone from Korea |
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| slim waist drum, membranophone from Korea |
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| the warrior role-type in the Beijing Opera from China |
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| small flat gong usually used in Korean folk music |
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| plucked stringed instrument from North India |
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| chordophone from North India |
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| Two drums with metal circle in the middle from North India |
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long necked plucked lute, chorodophone from North India
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free reed aerophone similar to an accordion from North India |
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plucked musical instrument from South India, played horizontally
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chordophone, played in a seated position with instrument balanced on foot from South India
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electronic instrument that emits constant drones (electronophone) from South India |
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large drum, wooden dowels to adjust pitch from South India |
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| barrel shaped drum from South India |
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format of a musical composition typical to Carnatic music, a South Indian classical music style |
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a form of melodic improvisation that introduces and develops a raga |
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the greatest composer of Carnatic music |
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a 1969 Bollywood film directed by Shakti Samanta |
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the cultural traditions of Northern India
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classical music of Southern India
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popular music taken from films in India
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famous filmi singer from India
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an informal name for India’s film industry derived from a combination of the words “Bombay” and “Hollywood”
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melodic mode found in South India |
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meter of South Indian classical music
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mnemonic syllables corresponding to drum stroked in Indian drumming traditions
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mnemonic syllables corresponding to individual pitches in a scale
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solfege syllables (nmeotic device) used for pitches in South Asia (Sa Ra Ga Ma Pa Da Ni Sa) |
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the opening, freely rhythmic period of improvisation of raga performance in Indian classical music |
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refers to a set of drone strings on Indian chordophones. Also a reference to the climactic end of the alap section of raga performance in India |
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a regularizing of the beat in the opening section of raga performance in Indian classical music |
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the composed section of instrumental performance in South Indian classical music |
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the mood or sentiment of an artistic expression in India |
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| Indian musician and composer who played the sitar |
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any type of devotional song (South India)
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