Rag Desh - Shankar

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Music (Rag Desh - Shankar) Mind Map on Rag Desh - Shankar, created by bethanygrace7 on 22/04/2013.
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Rag Desh - Shankar
  1. Background: Indian. Features: improvisation; use of rhythmic cycles; drone; sitar; tabla. Passed on by oral tradition.
    1. Structure: Alap-free tempo, improvised, explores rag, solo, slow tempo. Gat-tabla enters with tala, fixed composition, faster tempo, thicker texture.
      1. Rhythm and metre: Jhaptal; Tintal; Keherwa; Rupak tal; Ektal. Tal only come in after the Alap. Much syncopation.
        1. Melody: Tihai (repeating short phrase three times) and Tan (fast scales).
          1. Instruments: Sitar; Tabla; Voice; Sarangi; Sarod; Pakhawaj; Cymbals; Bansuri and Esraj
            1. Tempo: Slow in Alap and faster in Gat.
              1. Harmony: Use of drone.
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