MUSI 1500 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Bhatiali, Dev Anand, Neutering
2 Feb 2013
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From natya shastra with roots in the vedic rites. Abhinaya refers to very stylized gestures also used today in dance forms like bharatanatyam and. Musical art as a creation of the gods. Invocation to god made at beginning of all music events. Epic poetry in conjunction with temple performance arts (music and dance) Epochal period of sanskrit drama (1st-10th century b. c. ) Singer, plus 4 instrumental sections: strings (harps and lutes, winds (flutes mainly, drums of various kinds (according to schramm, considered the most important group of instruments", other percussions (cymbals) To create rapport ( dhavani"- reverberation) between performers and audience. Some raags were more appropriate to musical drama situations. Dhruvas"- songs forms on specially composed verses meant to enhance the theatrical effectiveness of the play. Not in sanskrit, rather, in the vernacular language (this added to popular appeal of the production) Text was written by the composer of the music, not the playwrite /poet.
