What are the similarities and differences between music of the classical Hindusthani style of North India and the classical music of the Carnatic style of South India?
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- Similarities: Both styles use ragas (melodic mode/system) and talas (metric cycle).
- Differences: In the Hindusthani style of North India "expansive improvisations move gradually from near immobility to sections of great speed and virtuosity."
Carnatic music of the south is "built around an immense repertoire of pre-composed Hindu devotional songs. The musical texture is busier, and improvisations fall within block-like sections."
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