'Rag Desh'- Anoushka Shankar

'Rag Desh'- Anoushka Shankar

1. Instrumentation

   • Sitar
     • Plucked stringed
     • Seven main strings
     • 12 sympathetic strings- aren't plucked
   • Tabla
     • Pair of drums
     • Right one is a dayan- higher
     • Left is a bayan- lower

2. Rhythm

   • 1: Jhaptal
     • 2+3+2+3
     • 10 beat cycle
   • 2: Tintal
     • 16 beat cycle
     • 4+4+4+4

3. Structure

   • 1: Alap
     • Sitar only
     • No regular pulse
     • Sitar introduces mood
     • Melody is decorated
   • 2: Gat
     • Tabla enters
     • Sitar plays fixed composition
     • Sitar and table improvise
     • Improvisations end with a tihai
   • 3: Jhalla
     • Fast
     • Strummed