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How many swara in one octave?

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12

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How many swara in a raga?

Front

5 to 7

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Sitar

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Long-necked stringed instrument with seven strings on the outside and ten sympathetic drone strings inside the neck, as well as a resonating bridge with wide break angle that creates a distinctive buzzing sound.

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Rupak Tala

Front

7-beat cycle, usually fast, 3+2+2

Back

A tala is similar to what western concept?

Front

Meter

Back

Tabla

Front

A pair of drums used to play complex rhythmic patterns. Tuned to Sa and Pa (Do and Sol)

Back

Tintal Tala

Front

16-beat cycle, all tempos, 4+4+4+4

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Why did Hindustani and Carnatic music break off from one another?

Front

Invasion of Mughal empire, Muslim settlers in North India caused cultural interchange and divergence

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True or false: the tala implies a regular recurring beat cycle

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False

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Sargam is similar to what western concept?

Front

Solfege

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Nada

Front

Any musical (pitched) sound

Back

Sargam swaras:

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Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni

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Shruti

Front

Smallest interval of pitch the human ear can detect

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Swara

Front

A musical note

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Hindustani music is from what part of India?

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North

Back

When did Hindustani and Carnatic music break off from one another?

Front

16th century

Back

How many nadas in one octave?

Front

Infinite

Back

A raga is similar to what western concept?

Front

Scale

Back

What are the Vedas?

Front

Ancient Hindu scriptures, contain the oldest chants and ragas still sung today.

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Tanpura

Front

A stringed instrument with 4-6 strings which often plays the drone in a raga

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How many shruti in one octave?

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22 or more

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Jhoomra Tala

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14-beat cycle, usually slow, 3+4+3+4

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When were the Vedas written?

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1500-500 BC

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Bansuri

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Transverse alto bamboo flute

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Dhwani

Front

Any sound

Back

What differentiates a raga from a scale?

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Each note in the raga has an assigned ornamentation

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