When Khyāl was first introduced to the Mughal court, it made a striking contrast with dhrupad because Khyāl placed more emphasis on:

When Khyāl was first introduced to the Mughal court, it made a striking contrast with dhrupad because Khyāl placed more emphasis on:
Emotional pathos

The instruments of Indian classical music are ancient instruments of purely Indian origin that have been preserved unchanged for centuries.
False


The image above represents a musician who was regarded as a legend in his own lifetime, and remains the most famous singer in the history of North Indian classical music. His name is:
Mīyān Tānsen

The khyāl is the principal genre of vocal music performed today by classical musicians in South India.
False

By and large, Indian music is taught and learned orally and is performed from memory and/or improvised in varying degrees.
True

To this day, it is still fairly easy to draw a precise distinction between dhrupad and khyal styles in Indian music.
False

Khyāl originated as a classical genre in the:
Mid-17th century

From the following choices, select the nation that does not belong in the Indian sub-continental area that is referred to as South Asia.
Tibet

In which of the following does the Benaras gharana, a network of Hindu families based in Benaras, specialize in?
All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ghāranā?
It has institutional origins with clear rules and regulations.

Indian classical music is essentially a solo performance by a melodic soloist (vocal or instrumental), accompanied by other musicians who play a subordinate role in the performance.
True

The system of court patronage, whereby classical music was supported by local rulers who employed musicians on a permanent basis, had virtually come to an end in India by:
The end of the 19th century

The Gwalior style of khyāl of the Khan brothers, recognized as being unique and definitive, has been preserved to the present day by:
Their many Hindu disciples

What was Vishnu Digambar Paluskara's main accomplishment?
Pioneered public concerts of Indian classical music

Musicians started to travel outside India from around:
1950

In the 20th century, Indian classical music came to be seen as a product of what had become a moribund and decadent Mughal, therefore Muslim, court culture.
False

One of the first musicians to take music out of the courts and into the public arena in India was:
Vishnu Digambar Paluskar

The brothers Haddu and Hassu Khan, court musicians of the mid-19th century were descendants of India's greatest musician.
False

The khyāl is the principal genre of vocal music performed today by classical musicians in South India.
False

To this day, it is still fairly easy to draw a precise distinction between dhrupad and khyal styles in Indian music.
False