Rag Desh

Question	Answer
Rag	Basic organisation of 13 musical notes in a composition
Desh	Specific group of notes similar to a melodic minor scale
Sitar	Indian lute with movable frets. Twangy sound Plays the alap in Version 1
What is the tal in Gat 1 of version 1?	Jhaptal 10 beats (2+3+2+3)
Chand	Triplets (Used in Gat 1, version 1)
What is the tal in Gat 2, version 1?	Tintal 16 beats (4+4+4+4)
Where is tihai used in version 1?	towards the end of Gat 2
Structure of version 1	Alap Gat 1 Gat2
Which instrument plays the alap in version 1?	Sitar
What are the 2 instruments that play version 1?	Sitar Tabla
Which part of India does this music come from?	North India Hindustani tradition
What is the structure of version 2?	Alap Bhajan (no gats)
What tal is used throughout version 2?	Keherwa tal 8 beats (2+2+2+2)
How can you tell the difference between the sarod and the sarangi in version 2?	sarod is plucked sarangi is bowed
Which instrument introduces the notes of the rag in version 2?	sarangi
In which section does the tabla start (version2 )	the bajahn
What technique is used at the end of version 2?	Tihai
List all of the instruments used in version 2	voice, sarangi, sarod, pakawaj, cymbals and tabla
Ba	devotional song of worship
Which two instruments are introduced in the alap of version 3?	Bansuri Esraj
In version 3 which notes are played as drones in the alap?	Tonic and the 5th
What is the structure of version 3?	Alap Gat 1 Gat 2
Which instrument plays the melody in Gat 2? (version 3)	Bansuri wide range of pitch, slides & tans

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