MSA Title
30 January, 2018

India: An Introduction

Cultural Background: The Indian subcontinent, modern nations, languages, and history

Sources of Indian Music

Vedic Chant: Rgveda | Vikrti Recitation | Sāmaveda | Teaching of Rgveda
Religious Music Traditions: Bhajan, Kirtan, and Qawwali
Treatises and the Development of Classical Musical Traditions

Karnatak Sangit Paddhati

Theory
  Pitch and Scale: Venkatamakhi's Melākarta
  Time and Rhythm: Alankara
Kīrtanam/Kriti: L. Subramaniam | Semmangudi Srinivasa Aiyar
Rāgam-Tānam-Pallavi: Ramnad Krishnan
Pañcarāgam: K. S. Narayanaswami
Tāna Varnam: N. Ramani
Padam: Ramnad Krishnan
Jāvalī: K. V. Narayanaswamy
Tillānā: K. V. Narayanaswamy
Bharata Nātyam: Alārippu
Review

Hindustani Sangīt Paddhati

Theory
  Pitch, Scale, and Melody: Bhatkhande's Ten Thāts, Pitched Instruments
  Rhythm and Meter: Drums, Common Hindustani Tālas
Alāp-Gat: Vilayat Khan | Ali Akbar Khan
Dhrupad: N. Zahiruddin Dagar and N. Faiyazuddin Dagar
Khayāl: Niaz Ahmed Khan and Fayyaz Ahmed Khan | Parveen Sultana
Thumrī: Bade Ghulam Ali Khan | Shobha Gurtu | Ustad Vilayat Khan and Ustad Bismillah Khan
Dhun: Ravi Shankar
Gazal: Mehdi Hassan
Drum Compositions: Inam Ali Khan
Review
 

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