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Flashcards by Miss Pearson, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Miss Pearson
over 10 years ago
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| gharana | Indian system of master-pupil teaching |
| raga | improvised music in several contrasting sections based on a series of notes from a particular rag |
| pentatonic scale | five note scale |
| rasa | mood created by the sounds of the pitches in a particular rag |
| bols | in a tala, these are the independent rhythm parts that go against the main beat of the cycle creating exciting syncopations |
| matras | individual beats in a rhythmic cycle |
| sam | the first beat of the rhythmic cycle |
| syncopations | notes accented off the beat. The weak part of the beat is often emphasised |
| teental (or tintal) | common 16-beat (4+4+4+4) rhythmic cycle |
| alap | the opening unmetered and improvised section of a raga |
| bandish | the last section of a vocal raga - a 'fixed composition' in the form of a song |
| gat | the final section of an instrumental raga - a 'fixed composition' with some improvised embellishments |
| jhalla | the third section of a raga - a lively tempo and virtuoso display of improvisatory skills. The climax of the whole piece |
| jhor | the second section of a raga - a medium tempo with improvisation |
| meend/mind | the sliding effects between notes |
| tan | the rapid scalic flourishes on the sitar/sarod or sarangi |
| timbre | particular tone colour of an instrument or voice |
| bansuri | Indian flute without keys |
| shehnai | a double reed instrument, similar to the Western oboe |
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sitar (image/png)
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sitar - most well-know plucked string instrument |
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sarangi (image/png)
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sarangi - usues a bow, gentle tone, used to accompany singers |
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sarod (image/png)
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sarod - two sets of strings, lower range and hevier tone than the sitar |
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tambura (image/png)
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tambura - only 4 strings and a resonator , used to provide drone notes |
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tabla (image/jpg)
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tabla - smaller one is called tabla, larger one called baya |
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