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Undergraduate 3
12/13/2011

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Raga
Definition
Melodic Material Concept
Scale system with tonic importance
Can depict emotion-ragamalas
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Svara Kalpana
Definition
India Solfedge
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Kushaura
Definition
Line in mbria
has most essential parts
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Kutsinhira
Definition
Line in Mbria
flowery extra part
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Bira
Definition
Sprituals
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Makwa
Definition
Clapping in
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Mahon'era
Definition
under your breath singing
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Huro
Definition
vocables, similar to yodaling
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Kudeketera, def and types
Definition
Actual words in the song
Fixed-traditional lines
Narrative-story
Mosaic-Little sayings
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Gudulka
Definition
Bulgarian Fiddle
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Horo
Definition
improvised dance tune
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kaval
Definition
bulgarian flute
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Pravo Horo
Definition
Dance matches meter of horo
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Otsvir
Definition
Improvised Bulgarian break between verses
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zayavki
Definition
Bulgaraia small musical phrase which are used to make horos
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Karanatak
Definition
Music in South India
concert hall music-mostly brahman musicians
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Hindustani
Definition
Northern India music
more instrument heavy
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Periya Melam
Definition
South India music, mostly Isai Velalar caste
Sacred music, focus more on improv, virtuosity
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Tala
Definition
Beat Patterns
use syllables to mark beginning and ending of phrases
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Gamaka
Definition
Vocal Orenmentation in India music
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Gendhing
Definition
Gamelan piece for a large ensemble
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Sulukan
Definition
Gamelan vocal pieces
free rythmn
little instrumental accompaniment
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Wayang Kulit
Definition
Puppet show, gamelan
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Pesindhén
Definition
Female vocalist in Gamelan
had concubine realtionship
also has agency in culture with none for women
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Gerong
Definition
Male chorus
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Gongan
Definition
phrases marked by gong
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Bonang
Definition
Kettle Gongs suspended horizontally
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Balungan
Definition
Melodic skeleton for which genhings are built on
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Pathet
Definition
modal system
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Pelong
Definition
seven note pattern in gamelan music
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Slendro
Definition
5 note pattern in Gamelan
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Carioca
Definition
Musical style born in Rio
Mixture of pop and Samba
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Sitnezhi
Definition
motivically based improves played after bulgarian dance
played in many modes usually
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Svirnya
Definition
tune on which the otsvir is based on
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