Author Question: As a British colony, what important changes took place in India, including music? What will be an ... (Read 98 times)

acc299 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

As a British colony, what important changes took place in India, including music?

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Question 2

What two major musical systems were established during the Moghul Era?

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livaneabi · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

The English colonists brought railways, communications, bureaucracy, universities, and European musical instruments (e.g., violin, clarinet, and harmonium a small reed organ). While Indians adapted these European musical instruments to their musical styles, they did not adopt European musical styles.

Answer to Question 2

The classical music systems of (1) the Islamic-influenced Hindusthani tradition in North India and (2) the strongly Hindu-influenced Carnatic tradition predominating in South India.