Download Rag Desh 3

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Rag Desh 1
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Rag Desh 3a
 Sitar
 Bansuri
 Drums
 Esraj
Rag Desh 2
 Tambura
 Voice
 Drums
 Sarangi
 Sarod
 Various drums
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Fill in the missing notes of the rag.
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Answer
 To learn about rhythm in Indian
music
 To know some Indian percussion
instruments
 To start learning about the structure
of a raga performance
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Melody
 Improvised on a rag (scale)
 Instruments: sitar, sarod, sarangi, voice, etc.
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Drone
 Like a tonic pedal in Western music (sometimes both
tonic and dominant)
 Instruments: tambura, shruti box, etc.
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Rhythm
 Usually a repeating cyclic rhythm
 Instruments: tabla, pakhawaj, etc.
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The pattern played by the tabla
A cyclic pattern
Example: tintal is a very common tala:
2
Clap
3
4
5
Clap
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6
7
8
9
Wave
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Clap
Independent rhythms which cut across
the tala (causing syncopation) are called
bols.
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 Tala
 Tabla
 Tintal
 Pakhawaj
 Syncopation
 Bols
 There are four different types of
movement in a raga:
 Alap
 Jhor
 Jhalla
 Gat or Bandish
 A slow introduction to a raga
 There is no sense of rhythm
 It establishes the rag
 There are no percussion
instruments
Answer these questions in full sentences.
 Due Friday in the Prep box in the TARDIS.
1. What is the difference between tala and
tabla?
2. Explain what a tambura is and what its
function is in a raga.
3. What are the three elements of a raga, and
what instruments are usually used for each?
4. What are the key features of an alap?
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