MUS200H1 Lecture Notes - Sarangi, Vidyadhar Vyas, Tansen
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Sangit: a broad concept of music that encompasses dance and drama. Instruments imitate voice (must be as flexible and versatile as the voice) Non-specificity of musical training (singers may train instrumentalists, who in turn may train people playing different instruments. Great linear complexity: single, elaborate, and heavily ornamented melodic lines. Sangit shastras (musical treatises) have played an important role in codifying music"s theory. Tendency to copy ancient knowledge in more recent treatises (sanskrit and indo-persian) Tendency, even now, to believe that modern music is linked to the distant past. Muslim conquest of northern india (delhi sultanate 13c; mughals 16c) Growing gap between hindustani & karnatak music (14 15c) resulting in two different traditions. Mughal rule consolidated islamic socio-cultural influence in the north; saw a fusion of. Drone (using the tanpura or the sruti box) Scales: (use of sargam (h) / svara (k)) Shift in emphasis from the temple to the court.
