Consider the following statements about Hindustani Music and Carnatic Music 1 Wh...........

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Consider the following statements about Hindustani Music and Carnatic Music?

1. While Hindustani Music is indigenous, Carnatic Music is influenced by Arab and Afghan traditions

2. While Hindustani Music is comparatively emotional, Carantic Music is intellectual and spiritual

3. While Carnatic Music artists are given freedom to improvise, such freedom is not given to the Hindustani Music artists

Which of the statements can be considered to be correct?

1 and 3

2 and 3

2 only

1 and 2

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Explanation:

The major differences between Hindustani classical and Carnatic music forms are :

1. Region: Hindustani classical developed in north India and Carnatic in south Indian

2. Influence :Hindustani music has Arab, Persian and Afghan influences while Carnatic is completely indegenous.

3. Freedom: Artists given freedom to improvise hence variations while Carnatic music has no such freedom.

4. Substyles: There are substyles hence 'gharanas' present while Carnatic has only one prescribed style of singing.

5. Instruments: Instruments have an equally important role in Hindustani style while there is more emphasis on vocal music in Carnatic music. Tabla, sarangi, sitar and santoor are essential to Hindustani classical while veena, mridangam and mandolin to Carnatic and flute and violin are common to both.

6. Type: Hindustani has emotional music while Carnatic is intellectual and spiritual.

7. Ragas: Six principle ragas in Hindustani while Cranatic has 72 raga- melakarta

8. Time: Hindustani has specific ragas for specific time while Carnatic does not adhere to such specifications