Indian Music and Dance

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Genre – Detailed Overview of Indian Music and Dance

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1. Vocal Music
   1. Classical Vocal Music
      1. Hindustani Sangeet – Vocal of The North In­dian System of Music
         1. Dhrupad
            • Alap
            • Nomtom
            • Sthai
            • Antara
            • Abhog
            • Sanchari
         2. Dhammar
            • Alap
            • Nomtom
            • Sthai
            • Antara
            • Abhog
            • Sanchari
         3. Kheyal
            • Short vocal Alap
            • Bada Kheyal – With two themes (Sthai and Antara)
            • Chota Kheyal – with two themes (Sthai and Antara)
         4. Thumri
            • Short vocal Alap
            • Sthai
            • Antara
         5. Tarana
         6. Shabad
         7. Dadra
         8. Lakshan Geet
         9. Tappa
         10. Swarmalika
   2. Carnatic Sangeet – Vocal From The South In­dian System of Music
   3. Popular Vocal Music
      1. Ghazal
      2. Filmi Sangeet (e.g., Bollywood)
      3. Bhajan
         1. Sthai
         2. Several Antaras
      4. Geet
         1. Sthai
         2. Several Antaras
      5. Bhangra
      6. Kirtan / Dhun
      7. Qawwali (Islamic devotional songs)
      8. Folk Songs
         1. Vaoiayan (bhawaia)
            
            
2. Instrumental Music
   1. Classical Instrumental Music
      1. Hindustani Instrumental Forms
         1. Traditional Instrumental Form
            • Alap
            • Jor
            • Jhala
            • Masitkhani Gat
            • Razakhani Gat
         2. Dhun
         3. Lahera (Naghma)
      2. Carnatic Instrumental Music
   2. Popular – There may be any num­ber or style of pop­ular instrumental pieces, most of which follow the filmi style.
   3. Folk Instrumental Music
      
      
3. Dance
   1. Classical Dance
      1. Bharat Nathyam
      2. Kathak
      3. Kathakali
      4. Manipuri
      5. Kuchipudi
      6. Odissi
   2. Popular Dance
      1. Bhangra
      2. Bollywood Dance
   3. Folk and Traditional Dance Forms
      1. Andhra Natyam
      2. Mohini Attam

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Other Sites of Interest

Indian Classical Music: Tuning and Ragas

Modes and Ragas: More Than just a Scale

Emotional responses to Hindustani Raga music: The role of mus­ical struc­ture

Automatic Raga Recognition in Hindustani Classical Music

Patrick Moutal. A Comparative Study of Selected Hindustānī Rāga-s based on Contemporary Practice

Automatic Tonic Identification in In­dian Art Music: Approaches and Evaluation

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