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TYPES OF MUSIC IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan is divided into four provinces. So there are four or more different types of music in Pakistan for every province. ... So its music is called Punjabi. This music is the most famous one in the country. ... So their music is called Sindhi . It is not as famous as the punjabi but it also have other music, which is in Pakistans national language Urdu . That is the second famous music in Pakistan. It is similar to Persian music. ... They also have very nice music, which is mix of Afghani music, is called Blochi . ... They have very beautiful music called Pashtu . ... So people from each province usually listen to their own language music.
Since we are talking about Pakistani music, it really depends where the people are located. So according to the place they would choose music of that language. There are a lot of music DJs in Pakistan and as well as in the United States. ... With every political, religious and sociological change brought on by countless military invasions the music of the subcontinent also underwent radical changes. ...
The Vedic music of earlier centuries changed under Turk-Arab-Persian influence lasting for over a thousand years. In the thirteenth century the subcontinents music was divided into two distinctive schools - the northern Indian music and South Indian or the Karnataka music. Before the advent of the Muslims, music was mostly confined to ritual forms of Chhand, Durband and Dhurpad. ...
During the twentieth century, music in this part of the world came under western influence. ... Many organizations of symphony and orchestration were formed and attempts were made to write Indian music in western staff notations. But it goes to the intrinsic strength and superiority of the indigenous music that it soon adapted these instruments to its own requirements. ...
In the latter half of the century, the music of the subcontinent came to be confronted with new challenges. On the positive note, the advent of electronics added a new dimension to the quality of music, as it brought music to the average listener, specially the classical music which was till then confined to the royal courts. ... But the sound foundations on which music in South Asia was built enabled great masters like Pundit Vishnu Digambar, Bhatkhande and others to survive the onslaught with only minor bruises.
Approximate Word count = 1837
Approximate Pages = 7.3
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