Indian classical music
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Indian classical music is a centuries-old art music tradition of the Indian subcontinent, characterized by intricate ragas, complex rhythmic cycles (talas), and improvisation within a highly structured melodic and spiritual framework.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tarana in Hindustani music | 1 |
Statements (112)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art music
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intangible cultural heritage ⓘ music tradition ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Western classical music ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
cyclical rhythmic resolution at sam
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improvised elaboration of raga ⓘ melodic development over harmony ⓘ microtonal inflections ⓘ |
| hasAestheticGoal |
emotional expression of rasa
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meditative experience ⓘ spiritual elevation ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Shastriya Sangeet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountryAssociation |
Bangladesh
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGlobalRecognition | performed worldwide ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalDevelopmentPeriod |
early modern India
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medieval India ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOriginPeriod | ancient India ⓘ |
| hasKeyConcept |
alap
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bandish ⓘ bani ⓘ bhava ⓘ drone ⓘ gamaka ⓘ gharana ⓘ guru–shishya parampara ⓘ improvisation ⓘ kriti ⓘ lay ⓘ melakarta ⓘ pakad ⓘ raga ⓘ rasa ⓘ sam ⓘ samvadi ⓘ shruti ⓘ svara ⓘ tala ⓘ thaat ⓘ vadi ⓘ |
| hasMajorBranch |
Carnatic classical music
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Hindustani classical music ⓘ |
| hasModeOfTransmission | lineage-based tradition ⓘ |
| hasNotationSystem |
Bhatkhande notation
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Carnatic notation ⓘ sargam notation ⓘ |
| hasPedagogicalSystem |
guru–shishya apprenticeship
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oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceContext |
concert hall
ⓘ
court ⓘ music festival ⓘ temple ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryInstrument |
bansuri
ⓘ
bansuri flute ⓘ harmonium ⓘ mridangam ⓘ pakhawaj ⓘ santoor ⓘ sarangi ⓘ sarod ⓘ shehnai ⓘ sitar ⓘ tabla ⓘ tanpura ⓘ veena ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryVocalForm |
bhajan
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dhrupad ⓘ khayal ⓘ kirtan ⓘ kriti ⓘ ragam tanam pallavi ⓘ tarana ⓘ thumri ⓘ varnam ⓘ |
| hasRhythmicFeature |
additive rhythm
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complex tala patterns ⓘ cyclical time structure ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualAssociation |
Bhakti movement
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Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTextualSource |
Brihaddeshi
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Dattilam NERFINISHED ⓘ Natyashastra NERFINISHED ⓘ Sangita Ratnakara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypicalDroneInstrument |
harmonium
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shruti box ⓘ tanpura ⓘ |
| hasTypicalEnsemble | soloist with drone and percussion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bollywood film music
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Indian folk music ⓘ Indo-jazz fusion ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
Islamic court music
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Persian music ⓘ Vedic chant traditions ⓘ |
| usesImprovisationType |
melodic improvisation within raga
ⓘ
rhythmic improvisation within tala ⓘ |
| usesLanguage |
Bengali
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Braj NERFINISHED ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Kannada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanskrit ⓘ Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ Telugu NERFINISHED ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesScaleSystem |
heptatonic scale
ⓘ
pentatonic scale ⓘ |
| usesTuningReference | drone on tonic ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tillana
this entity surface form:
Tarana in Hindustani music