Discuss the three different musical layers of musical texture in ...

[notis]

Discuss the three different musical layers of musical texture in a Carnatic musical ensemble include an instrument associated with each layer.
  (Examples of musical instruments may vary)
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The connection between improvisation in jazz and Indian classical music is found in
 
  A. the fusion movement.
  B. electronic drones.
  C. mridangam moras.
  D. the Ramayana movement.

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Answer to Question 1

 Melodic Layer: principal melodic soloist (voice, violin, bamboo flute, saxophone, veena, or mandolin) and the melodic accompanist
(a violin if accompanying a principal vocal soloist, which is common)
 Drone or sruti Layer: sustains tonal center and the tone a fifth above tonal center, played on sruti-box (reed organ), tambura (four-stringed instrument) or an electronic drone created on a small synthesizer, which eliminates the need for a performer.
 Rhythm (percussion) Layer: improvised, complex rhythmic patterns based on a tala (metric cycle); led by the principal accompanying percussionist, playing a mridangam (double-headed Indian drum), sometimes with subordinate percussion instruments such as kanjira (tambourine), ghatam (clay pot), or morsang (jew's or jaw's harp)

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A. the fusion movement.

[notis]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bimper21]

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