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The World of Music
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Part 3
Listening to World Music
Chapter 8: Music Beyond
the Americas
Chapter 8: Music Beyond the Americas

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Classical Music of India
 Classical Music
 Highly Developed
 Improvisatory
 Melodic (Nonharmonic)
 Memorized
 Virtuosic and Sensitive
 Terms
 Rasa
 Raga
 Tala
 Guru
 Hindustani Instruments
 Sitar
 Sarod
 Tabla
 Tambura
 Karnatic Instruments
 Vina
 Mridangam
 Sarangi

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Popular Music of India
 Disseminated by Cassette Tape
 Music often Pirated
 Influenced by Western Jazz and Rock
Styles
 Music often lip-synched in “Bollywood”
Musicals

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Music in Japan
 Traditional Japanese Music
 Often Theatrical
 Regional Variety
 Goal: Maximum Effect from
Minimum Resources
 Styles
 Gagaku (orchestral)
 Kabuki (royal melodrama)
 Koto, Shakuhachi,
Shamisen
 Western Styles Prominent
 Taught in Music Schools
 Classical
 Jazz
 Latin
 Performed Frequently

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Music in Sub-Saharan Africa
 Usually Found with Other Arts
 Dancing
 Costumes
 Sculpture
 Crafts
 Drama
 Functions
 Religious
 Social Activities
 Entertainment
 Ceremonies
 Instruments
 Drums
 Rattles
 Fiddles
 Musical Bows
 Xylophones
 Mbiras (Thumb Piano)
 Trumpets
 Flutes

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Popular Music in Sub-Saharan African
 Famous Styles
 Highlife
 Juju
 Afro-Beat
 Influenced by Western
Popular Music
 Famous Artists
 Babatunde Olatunji
 Youssou N’Dour
 King Sunny Adé
 Ladysmith Black
Mambazo

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Traditional Music of Eastern Europe
 Influences
 Byzantine Chants
 Mongolian Pentatonic
Modes
 Islamic
Rhythms/Textures
 Western European
Musical Language
 Threats to Traditional
Music
 Shift to Industrialization
 Government Control of
Culture
 Changes in
National/Regional
Boundaries
 Ethnic Population Shifts

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The Music of Indonesia
 Gamelan
 Instruments
 Gongs
 Drums
 Metal “Xylophones”
 Often with Poetry, Drama,
or Dance Added
 Non-Western Scale
 Found in many American
Universities
 Popular Music
 Kroncong
 “The Old Style”
 From Film
 Patriotic
 Respectable
 Dangdut
 Youth Music
 Mostly Poor People
 Influences
 Indian Music
 Kroncong
 Western Pop

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Jewish Music
 American Jewish
Composers
 Irving Berlin
 George Gershwin
 Aaron Copland
 Leonard Bernstein
 Klezmer Music
 Popular
 Small Band
 Plays
 Jewish tunes
 Yiddish Folk Songs
 Gentile Music

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Celtic Music
 Traditional Music found in
 Ireland
 Scotland
 Wales
 Brittany
 France
 Spain
 Oral Tradition
 Popular with New Age Fans
 Overlapping, but not entirely
synonymous with Irish Folk
Music
 Artists
 Altan
 Clannad
 Solas
 The Chieftains

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Chapter Summary
 Is there (or can there be) a style of music that excludes any
of these elements?
 Melody
 Harmony
 Rhythm
 Texture
 Form
 Compare/contrast an American popular music concert with
one of the World Music Styles of this chapter. Use the
following criteria:
 The Function of the Music
 The Performance Practice
 The Relationship between the Performer and the Audience

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