Karteikarten
Rag Desh
Karten in diesem Stapel (24)
- 1gharanaIndian system of master-pupil teaching
- 2ragaimprovised music in several contrasting sections based on a series of notes from a particular rag
- 3pentatonic scalefive note scale
- 4rasamood created by the sounds of the pitches in a particular rag
- 5bolsin a tala, these are the independent rhythm parts that go against the main beat of the cycle creating exciting syncopations
- 6matrasindividual beats in a rhythmic cycle
- 7samthe first beat of the rhythmic cycle
- 8syncopationsnotes accented off the beat. The weak part of the beat is often emphasised
- 9teental (or tintal)common 16-beat (4+4+4+4) rhythmic cycle
- 10alapthe opening unmetered and improvised section of a raga
- 11bandishthe last section of a vocal raga - a 'fixed composition' in the form of a song
- 12gatthe final section of an instrumental raga - a 'fixed composition' with some improvised embellishments
- 13jhallathe third section of a raga - a lively tempo and virtuoso display of improvisatory skills. The climax of the whole piece
- 14jhorthe second section of a raga - a medium tempo with improvisation
- 15meend/mindthe sliding effects between notes
- 16tanthe rapid scalic flourishes on the sitar/sarod or sarangi
- 17timbreparticular tone colour of an instrument or voice
- 18bansuriIndian flute without keys
- 19shehnaia double reed instrument, similar to the Western oboe
- 20—sitar - most well-know plucked string instrument
- 21—sarangi - usues a bow, gentle tone, used to accompany singers
- 22—sarod - two sets of strings, lower range and hevier tone than the sitar
- 23—tambura - only 4 strings and a resonator , used to provide drone notes
- 24—tabla - smaller one is called tabla, larger one called baya
