Abaswaram

An attempt to demystify some of the musical elements in the book Gödel, Escher, Bach by Douglas Hofstadter

The famous Crab Canon dialogue from the book - http://www.evl.uic.edu/swami/crabcanon

A journey from the happy major pentatonic of Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry Be Happy" to the classical music of India and far back into humanity's history. 

The five pentatonic scales discussed in this episode and their Indian classical counterparts (as transposed to the C scale) are

Major Pentatonic (Mohanam, Bhupali) - C D E G A

Egyptian/Suspended Pentatonic (Madhyamaavathi, Madham Sarang) - C D F G Bb 

Man Gong (Hindolam, Malkauns) - C Eb F Ab Bb 

Yo (Suddha Saveri, Durga) - C D F G A 

Minor Pentatonic (Suddha Dhanyasi, Dhani) - C Eb F G Bb

Opening track - Jazz Improvisation on JS Bach's "Wachet auf..." by Jacques Louissier Trio feat Bobby McFerrin

Megam Kottattum - from Enakkul Oruvan

When I am laid in Earth - Dido's Lament - Alison Moyet

Sting - Russians - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AF1Rofcf3k

Sergei Prokofiev - Lieutenant Kije - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1scluzlPz0

Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeY1ehJjR3M

Igor Stravinsky - Firebird - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYqeAJr19DU

The Devil's interval - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tritone

Clips used

Krishna Nee Begane

KJ Yesudas - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhNpqi7qRiE

KS Chitra - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWrfp50uonA

Unnikrishnan - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqbzIUriB6M

Madras String Quartet - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cV-td9ehYcM

Background music

Prelude Nr 1 - JS Bach - performed by Krish Ashok

Prelude Nr 4 - Frédéric Chopin - performed by Krish Ashok

Alapana in Yaman Kalyani - T Viswanathan (brother of Balasaraswathi) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8SZMor0f4s

Brova Bharama - Veena Dhanammal - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P-qRCJaECE

References

Vyasatirtha - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vyasatirtha