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MUSIC RAG DESH
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- 1Rag Desh is what type of Indian music? How is it normally played?Indian Classical music from north india.
Improvised form, take place within well defined structures.
performed by highly skilled musicians - 2There are 3 layers in Indian Classical music, what are they?1. Melodic line on solo instrument
2. Rhythmic pattern on drums
3. Drone on stringed instrument - 3MELODY- what is it based on? Name the notes of the scale and what mood its associated withBased on a RAG. Pattern of notes, like a scale. Based on RAG DESH.
C D F G B C B♭ A G F E D C
Associated with late evening monsoon season - 4RHYTHM- whats the rhythm based on? Name all features of thisBased on TAL- cycle of beats repeated and improvised.
First beat SAM, stressed - 5STRUCTURE- what is the common structure and how does the tempo change throughout the sections?1. ALAP- slow introduction, notes of rag introduced over drone. no pulse no percussion
2. GAT- fixed improvised percussion pulse
3. JHALLA- fast virtuosicdecorative - 6Describe features of a sitarplucked string instrument
7 main strings
12 sympathetic strings
sympathetic=resonate in sympathy creates characteristic shimmering - 7What is a tabla?Pair of drums
Right= dyan, smaller so higher pitch
Left= bayan larger so lower pitch - 8In Anoushka Shankar Rag Desh, which two tals are used and what is their beat cycle?JHAPTAL= 10 beat cycle(2+3+2+3)
TINTAL= 16 beat cycle(4+4+4+4) - 9What structure does Anoushka Shankar follow? describe a few features of each of the THREE sectionsALAP- sitar. slow. no pulse. RAG. meends.
GAT-tabla.fixed.moderate tempo.improv on gat and tal.tihai.sam.tempo+
JHALLA-fast sitar, strummed for rhythmic excitement - 10What is a Bhajan? Which version of Rag Desh includes one?A Hindu devotional song. Used in Mhara Janam Maran performed by Chiranji Lal Tanwar
- 11Janam Maran performed by Chiranji Lal Tanwar is accompanied by 5 different instruments, name them+describe1. Sarod- plucked string
2. Sarangi- bowed string
3. Pakhawaj- long drum with 2 heads
4. Tabla
5. Cymbals - 12What beat cycle is used in Janam Maran performed by Chiranji Lal Tanwar?8 beat cycle called keherwa tal (2+2+2+2)
- 13What is the structure of Janam Maran performed by Chiranji Lal Tanwar, (HINT- its different to the others and only has 2 sections)1. ALAP- sarangi then voice, slow no pulse
2. BHAJAN-tabla keherwa tal, sung verse, short solos for sarangi and sarod
singer decorates important words with melismas and ornaments - 14Instrumentation in Steve Gorn and Benjy Wertheimer? (HINT- they're unusual) 5 different1. Bansuri- bamboo flute with holes
2.Esraj- bowed string
3. Shruti box- electronic drone
4. Swarmandel-plucked string
5. Tabla - 152 TAL beat cycles in Steve Gorn and Benjy Wertheimer?1. Rupak tal- 7 beat cycle (3+2+2)
2. Ektal- 12 bet cycle (2+2+2+2+2+2) - 16Structure of Steve Gorn and Benjy Wertheimer, theres 3 sections but the last 2 are different. Describe them1.ALAP- drone, bansuri, esraj, improv slow no tempo
2.GAT 1- slow gat in RUPAK, bansuri solo, then tabla, composed gat bansuri, tihai to end
3.GAT2- fast in ektal, tabla solo, improv more elaborate, TANS, ends tihai - 17What is a TANFast scales
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- Flashcards on MUSIC RAG DESH, created by Emily UDEN on 03/04/2015.
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- Emily UDEN · Apr 2015
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