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Rag Desh (All Versions)
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- 1What are the instruments used in Rag Desh by Anoushka ShankarSitar - A plucked string instrument
Tabla - A pair of drums, the right one is called the dayan and the left one is called the bayan - 2What are the two tals used in Rag Desh by Anoushka ShankarJhaptal - 10 beat cycle (2 + 3 + 2 + 3)
Tintal - 16 beat cycle (4 + 4 + 4 +4) - 3Describe the Alap in Rag Desh by Anoushka ShankarSitar only
Slow, no regular pulse
Introduces the notes and the mood of the rag
Melodic line decorated with slides and pitch bends (meends) - 4Describe the Gat in Rag Desh by Anoushka ShankarTabla enters after a few seconds
Sitar plays a fixed composition in a moderate tempo
The sitar and table improvise and they improvs end on a tihai
Tempo increases towards the end of the gat - 5Describe the Jhalla in Rag Desh by Anoushka ShankarFast tempo
Sitar strings are strummed to create rhythmic excitement - 6When was Rag Desh by Anoushka Shankar recorded?2001 live in New York at a concert
- 7What are the instruments used in Mhara janam maran by Chiranji Lal Tanwar?Sarod - Plucked string instrument
Saranji - Bowed string instrument
Pakhawaj - Long drum with a head at each end
Small pair of cymbals
Voice - 8What is the tal used in Mhara janam maran by Chiranji Lal Tanwar?Keherwa tal - 8 beat cycle (2 + 2 + 2 + 2)
- 9Describe the Alap in Mhara janam maran by Chiranji Lal TanwarSaranji and voice introduce the notes of the rag
Slow tempo, no regular pulse - 10Describe the Bhajan in Mhara janam maran by Chiranji Lal TanwarTabla joins in playing keherwa tal
A sung verse is followed by short solos for saranji and sarod (repeats multiple times)
Tanwar decorates important words with melismas and ornaments - 11When was Mhara janam maran by Chiranji Lal Tanwar released?2004
- 12What are the instruments used in Rag Desh by Steve Gorn and Benjy Wortheimer?Bansuri - Bamboo flute
Esraj - Bowed string instrument
Shruti box - Electronic instrument that plays a drone
Swarmandel - Plucked string instrument like a zither
Tabla - 13What are the two tals used in Rag Desh by Steve Gorn and Benjy Wortheimer?Rupak tal - 7 beat cycle (3 + 2 + 2)
Ektal - 12 beat cycle (2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2) - 14Describe the Alap in Rag Desh by Steve Gorn and Benjy WortheimerStarts with a drone on the notes D and A
Bansuri introduces the notes and mood of the rag
Esraj then takes over and the two alternate improvised phrases
Slow tempo, no regular pulse - 15Describe Gat 1 in Rag Desh by Steve Gorn and Benjy WortheimerSlow gat, uses Rupak tal
Begins with a Bansuri solo
Tabla enters after about 30 seconds
Bansuri plays the composed gat shortly after that
Bansuri and Tabla improvise around the gat and the tal
Ends with a tihai - 16Describe Gat 2 in Rag Desh by Steve Gorn and Benjy WortheimerFast tempo, uses Ektal
Begins with a tabla solo
Improvs become more elaborate
Bansuri plays tans (fast scales)
Ends with three tihais - 17Describe the 3 layers that Indian Classical music is built up ofA melodic line played on a solo instrument
A rhythmic pattern played on the drums
A drone played on a stringed instrument - 18When was Rag Desh by Steve Gorn and Benjy Wortheimer releasedReleased with an album in 2004
- 19All three versions of Rag Desh are based on a rag called Rag Desh. What time of day and year is Rag Desh associated with?Late evening
Monsoon season - 20The notes of Rag Desh are: C D __ G __ C Bb __ __ F E __ CF, B, A, G, D
- 21What is the first beat of the tal called and what do musicians often do to it?It is called the sam and it is often stressed by musicians
- 22What is the structure that is commonly used when performing a rag?Alap - Generally a slow, introductory section where the notes and mood are normally introduced
Gat - A fixed composition that the soloist improvises on. The percussion enters
Jhalla - Fast, final section. Music becomes more virtuosic and decorative
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- GCSE Music (AOS 4) Flashcards on Rag Desh (All Versions), created by Charlotte H on 17/05/2016.
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