Indian music

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  • Created by: Hazel D
  • Created on: 08-06-17 19:06
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  • Indian music
    • instruments and their roles
      • Sitar and Sarangi
        • Rag (Melody)
      • Tanpura (/tanbura)
        • Drone
      • Tabla
        • Tala (rhythm)
    • Scales and what they represent
      • Raga is a pentatonic scale
        • the name for scales
        • the ragas all represent a time of day or mood
          • EG. Behag rag represents the evening
    • rhythmic patterns used
      • drone
        • two sustained notes played through the whole piece
          • the notes are a fifth apart
      • rhythm pattern is called Tala
        • played in repeating cycles
          • EG tintal tala repeats over 16 beats
      • improvisation
        • a lot of the music is improvised
          • made up on the spot
          • performancescan last for hours
        • made up on the spot
    • structure
      • Alap
        • improvisatorysolo over drone
      • Gat
        • this is the fastet most virtuoistic and complex system.
      • Jhor
        • melody based on tala and a metre (regular beat) is established
  • music is taught through and oral tradition

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