Rag Desh

Rag Desh

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2. Anoushka Shankar

   • 2001
   • Instrumentation
     • Sitar
     • Tabla
       • Dyan
         • Smaller
         • Higher pitched
         • Wooden
       • Bayan
         • Larger
         • Lower pitched
         • Metal
       • Played with fingers
   • Rhythm
     • 2 Tals
       • Jhaptal
         • 10 beat cycle (2+3+2+3)
       • Tintal
         • 16 beat cycle (4+4+4+4)
   • Structure
     • Alap
       • Sitar only
       • No regular pulse and is slow
       • Notes of the rag introduced
       • Melody line uses pitch bends and a slide
     • Gat
       • Tabla enters
       • Sitar plays fixed composition in a moderate tempo