MUS 133 Exam 1

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Music
· humanly organized sound and the practices of making it
Ethnomusicology
Study of people making music in context
Soundscape
The characteristic sounds of a particular place
Genre
Categories of music within a repertoire
Style
· Conventions of using musical elements
Globalization
Intensification of global interconnectedness; technology makes world feel more connected
Commodification
Ability to learn things without having to be in the same room; convenience of technology
Appropriation
Taking someone’s ideas/music without permission to use for one’s own purposes
Schizophonic mimesis
· separating sound and copying it; one idea of copying another’s music
Caste system
· social system derived from Hindu philosophy
o Brahmin – priests
o (Kshatriyas, vaishyas, shudras, untouchables)
Hinduism
Karma determine position, polytheistic, poetry and devotional songs
Islam
· Monotheistic, no built-in hierarchy-community
Mughal empire
· rulers that were patrons of the arts
Partition
· 1947, Muslim and Hindu rulers
o Partition of india based on religious demographics
o Created out of Indian Independence Act
North indian classical music (hindustani music)
O Pre-Islamic: Hindu devotional activity, activity of Brahmins for worship
o Islamic: Professional activity, gharanas