Musical Literature

Q. Ancient texts have provided an insight into the music of ancient period. Match the following texts with the relevant author:

1) Sangeet Makarand; 2) Sangeet Ratnakar; 3) Sangeet Parijat;

A) Pandit Sarangdev; B) Kabir; C) Narad; D) Pandit Ahobal; E) Tulsidas.

1. 1-A; 2-E; 3-D
2. 1-C; 2-A; 3-D
3. 1-C; 2-E; 3-A
4. 1-C; 2-A; 3-B

Q. Kalidas is one of the famous poets of the medieval time. Choose his famous works from the following options:

1. Abhigyan Shakuntalam
2. Devasur Sangram
3. Vikramorvashiyam
4. Dutvakyam

Q. What are the famous books written on Indian music? Explain in detail.

Q. Who amongst the following is renowned in Hindustani classical music (vocal)?

1. Shovana Narayan
2. M. S. Subbalakshmi
3. Pt. Jasraj
4. Hari Prasad Chaurasia

Q. Music is important for people on religious and social occasions such as festivals, _______.

1. Weddings
2. Births
3. Harvesting of crops
4. All of these

Q. Music has been an important part of our culture since the ancient period. Many texts were written on music which gives the knowledge about music. Identify those texts from the following options.

1. Sangeet Ratnakar
2. Sangeet Saraansh
3. Sangeet Makarand
4. Sangeet Parijat

Q. 'X' has written an important book on Hindustani music named Sangeet Parijatin 1665 CE. One of the main takeaways from this text is that all ragas are unique. Who is 'X'?

1. Pandit Sarangdev
2. Narad
3. Pandit Ahobal
4. Pandit Eshwar

Q. The classical music in the South is known as ___________.

1. Hindustani music
2. Carnatic music
3. Dandiya
4. Lavani

Q.

Who among the following great poets belonged to Rajasthan?

1. Nannaya
2. Thikkana
3. Magh
4. All of these

Q. The growing popularity of classical music resulted in the origin of musical Marathi classical dance.

1. True
2. False