Middle Eastern and Indian Classical Music Quiz Study Guide

This sarod master and his sons continue to pass down the instrument through their family, who are known for inventing it

Identify: a four stringed instrument made from gourd/wood, used in a harmonic droning role

Identify. Indian classical music, 7-stringed, sympathetic strings for drone, raised frets w/microtonal intervals

Indian classical music uses ragas, which are almost like maqams from Eastern Music that...

Identify. Indian classical music, 8-stringed, sympathetic strings played w/nail, metallic fretless fingerboard.

This Beatles track is the first example of sitar being used in Western popular music.

The Tabla features a vocabulary of words that describe how one is supposed to play a given tala. What are they called?

Identify: 2nd part of a raga; features introduction of percussion at mid-tempo and a more regular melodic pattern

Identify: 4th part of a raga; features rhythmic improvisation, while melodic lead instruments drone on the tonic note

Identify: Indian classical music, rhythmic, played w/hands, played in tandem, made from metal/wood/animal hide

This sitar master taught George Harrison of the Beatles to play sitar and brought Indian classical music to the world.

This Beatle was known for embracing Indian culture, spirituality, and music and bringing it into a modern pop context.

What is the name given to the rhythmic outlines utilized in Indian Classical music tradition?

Identify: 3rd part of a raga; features high tempo percussion and intense melodic improvisation by the lead instrument

Identify: first part of a raga, features improvised introduction of the melody by the lead instrument

What is the name given to the melodic outlines utilized in Indian Classical music tradition?