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Rag Desh
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- 1Rag Desh Monsoon Season Night Love and DevotionAlap - slow, free time, explore notes of rag.
Jhor - medium, regular pulse, improvised but more rhymic.
Jhalla - fast, fast pulse, complex rhythms, high point in piece, virtuoso.
Gat/Bandish - Moderate to fast, rhythmic cycles, fixed composition. Bandish = voice. - 2Rag Desh (Version 1) By Anoushka Shankar Recorded live in 2001.Instruments - RDV1
Sitar - plucked string instrument that has 7 main strings. (Drone and Melody)
Tabla - Pair of drums (Tala) - 3Rhythm - RDV1 Jhaptal - 10 beat cycle (2+3+2+3) Tintal - 16 beat cycle (4+4+4+4)Structure - RDV1
Alap - sitar only, no pulse, improvised, introduces notes of the Rag. Gat 1 - Tabla enters, moderate tempo, both improvise, end with a tihai. Gat 2 - Fast, sitar strummed. - 4Mhara janam maran (Version 2) By Chiranji Lal Tanwar (voice) Released in 2004Instruments - MJMV2
Sarod - plucked string instrument.(Melody)
Sarangi - Bowed string instrument.(Melody)
Pakhawaj - long double headed drum.(Tala)
Tabla (Tala)
Pair of cymbals (Tala) - 5Rhythm - MJMV2 Keherwa Tal - 8 beat cycle (2+2+2+2)Structure - MJMV2
Alap - Sarangi then voice enters to introduce notes of rag, slow, no pulse.
Bhajan - Tabla joins in, vocal parts followed by short solos for sarangi and sarod, vocals are decorated with melismas and ornaments. - 6Rag Desh (Version 3) By Benjy Wetheimer and Steve Gorn Released 2004Instruments - RDV3
Bansuri - wooden flute. (Melody)
Esraj - Bowed string instrument. (Melody)
Shruti Box - electronic instrument. (Drone)
Swarmandel - Plucked string instrument.
Tabla (Tala) - 7Rhythm - RDV3 Rupak Tal - 7 beat cycle (3+2+2) Ektal - 12 beat cycle (2+2+2+2+2+2)Structure - RSV3
Alap - Drone on D and A, Bansuri introduces notes of rag, esraj takes over, slow, no pulse. Gat 1 - slow gat, bansuri solo, tabla then enters, tabla + bansuri improvise, end with tihai. Gat 2 - fast gat, tabla solo, tans, piece end with 3 tihais.
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- GCSEs (Music) Flashcards on Rag Desh, created by Charlotte Evans on 06/06/2017.
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