L2 Anglais musicologique

C. Bardelmann
Sequence : History and Forms

« The Evolution of Hindustani Classical Music »

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Source :« The Evolution of Hindustani Classical Music »,

https://youtu.be/coPWE45rgCQ, 1’14 to 3’22

1/ Comprehension

1. What is unique in Indian music ?

2. What is the evolution of the two types of music described in the video ?
3. What is the origin of Indian music ? Is it well documented ? How did songs start ?
4. What are the influences on Indian classical music ?
5. What was the role of the Silk Route in fashioning Indian music ?
6. What event particularly impacted Indian music ?
7. Why was the Muslim influence particuarly important ? Can you cite the name of
the type of dancer-musicians that were particularly influential?

2/Complete and translate

………. would have been one of the ……………………….. in early music. The………, the

…………………………., the …………………, …………………………,

noises………………………………, by ……………………… What is ……………….. and

different about ………………….. is that a distinction is drawn between

…………………………………… and ……………………………………… And

……………………………….. is what we now call………………………. Music of the

……………… is what eventually evolved into ……………………………………………….