Music Struggling to Stay Alive

Deepak K.

Samrudh R.

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    India. To most people this word seems like a country in Asia, nothing more, and nothing less. What most people do not know is that the country of India has been developing rapidly for nearly half a century.  Although India's culture is diverse, it is bound together by certain characteristics. One of the main characteristics that binds the culture in India is music. India's music has rapidly evolved from its carnatic roots to its more recent rock and hip-hop songs. Carnatic music was and is one of the most respected and renowned type of music in the world. From ancient to modern India, carnatic music has been a symbol of India's culture. However in the fast-paced changing world, carnatic music is in danger of being forgotten. Modern music such as bollywood, rock, hip-hop, and western classical are taking over India's ancient culture. In the midst of this, carnatic music still is and always will be a staple if India's culture. Carnatic artists such as M.S. Subalakshmi, ang Lalgudi G. Jayaraman bring back this style music into the ears of the Indian people. With globalization occuring rapidly and new fashions being introduced every moment, Indian people have to find a way to embrace new things but also stick to their olden values and roots. 

 

 

 

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This is a video that shows the actual style of Indian classical music.

 

 

 

This video shows western classical music's impact on Indian classical music. 

 

  

Indian Bollywood Song of Modern Day

 

 

 

Skit Script

 

Sam - S

Deepak - D

*Sam Walks In, listening to Ipod*

D - Beta, come sit, please

*Sam can't hear anything*

D - (Louder) BETA, come sit

*Sam takes off headphones*

S - What?

D - Come sit, please. Come, Come

S - What is it, old man? I don't have time for your silly games!

D - Please, Sit down. What are you listening to?

S - Its the ___________________________. Its the one of the most recent soundtracks in Bollywood!

*Puts it in Deepak's Ear*

*Play small clip of youtube video*

D - WHAT IS THIS? Rubbish! This is terrible! I feel like my ears feel like dropping on the ground and disintegrating into a pool

of nothingness!

S - What are you talking about old man, this stuff is the newest most hip songs of today!

D - Its bad.

S - What?

D - Bad.

S - Whatever, What do you listen to? Huh?

D - Well, I listen to the greatest Carnatic music of the south, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman

S - Is that a Hippie?

D - No you bad boy! He is one of the greatest Violinists of our time!

S - You mean your time. Like, one trillion years ago.

D - No! More like 40.

S - great.

D - Just listen

*Play small clip of youtube video*

S - You're not the only one who feels like their ears are feeling like they're going to drop off

D - Are you serious?! You have no respect for culture.

S - Listen old man, if you haven't aldready noticed, India's changed a lot in the past decades

D - Ohhhh my country, where have you gone?

Narraration

India is rapidly developing, especially in the music industry. In just 40 years, India has become hip, modern, and supercool.

Thank you.

 

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Works Cited 

Pesch, Ludwig. "Music: South India." Encyclopedia of India. Ed. Stanley Wolpert. Vol. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's      

 

     Sons, 2006. 191-195. 4 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. International Academy High School. 5 May. 2009.