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india
set 6
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Music
Undergraduate 3
12/13/2010

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Kriti
Definition
most popular southern vocal form, structured in a western style
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Pallavi
Definition
the repeating refrain of Kriti
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Anupallavi
Definition
contrasting section to Kriti's repeating refrain
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Caranam
Definition
verse of the Kriti
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Ragam-tanam-pallavi
Definition
long song associated with the courts
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Bhajan
Definition
southern devotional songs that end concerts
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Tillana
Definition
music that accompanies dance
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Kirtana
Definition
improv-based songs that intermediate level musicians practice with
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Cinna Melm
Definition
instrumental folk ensemble that uses instruments from the Bauls of Bengal
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Khamak
Definition
string and drum ensemble from a largely instrumental region of India
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Ravi Shankar
Definition
sitar player who influenced the beatles
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Tans
Definition
northern vocal technique of fast scalar runs
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Filmi
Definition
esternized music that originated in bollywood
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homophony
Definition
type of music with multiple parts moving together in melody
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heterophony
Definition
type of music with simultaneous varations of a melody
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polyphony
Definition
type of music with multiple melodies occuring simultenously
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monophony
Definition
type of music with a single melody
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