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SYLLABUS FOR BCS (WRITTEN) EXAMINATION
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HISTORY OF MUSIC
Part-II
Marks-100
(Each part of the syllabus obtained 25 marks equally)
Part 1. History of Instrumental Music: 25
a. Sitar, Sarod, Violin, Tanpura.
b. Pankwaj, Tabla-bia, Dubki-Khamak, Dhool, Mondira.
c. Ektara, Dotara, Sanai, Flute, Sarangi.
Part 2. Oriental Music and Western Music: 25
a. Bengali Music of thousand years.
b. History of Western Music.
c. Eastern and Western notation System.
Part 3. History of Dance: 25
a. History of Classical Dance (Bharat Natyam, Kathakali, Katthak,
Manipuri).
b. Rabindranath Tagores Dance Drama, Kazi Nazrul Islam‘s Dance
Drama, Folk dance Drama & Purbabangla and Mymensingha Gitika.
c. Folk-Dance of Bangladesh.
Part 4. Evolution of Patriotic Song: 25
a. Songs of Language & Liberation Movement.
b. History of Patriotic Song.
c. People Songs of Bangladesh.