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