Rag desh
- Created by: Grace Elliott
- Created on: 07-04-13 14:57
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- Rag desh
- Structure
- Alap, is usually slow and there is no sense of metre
- The soloist explores the notes of rag. The music is improvised.
- Jhor, has a steady tempo and has a sense of a regular pulse.
- The improvised music becomes more rhythmic, the music becomes more elaborate and the tempo increases
- Jhala, this is fast and lively, there is a fast pulse with exciting and complex rhythms
- There is a high point in piece, and virtuoso display using advanced playing techniques.
- Gat/bandish is fast, the tabla drums introduce the rhythmic cycle 'tala'
- The fixed composition is introduced, the musical dialogue takes place between the instrumental and drummer.
- Alap, is usually slow and there is no sense of metre
- Melody
- A rag is set in which the music is improvised, this is a cross between a collection of pitches and a scale.
- A rad descends and ascends, but the pitches often differ in each direction.
- Some rags have just five notes, rather like the pentatonic scale
- A chosen rag will be used as the musical material in a full raga performance the music is then made up by the performers.
- The technique of making up music without notation is called improvisation.
- Texture
- The drone is a supporting one or two notes, provided by the tambura. This adds texture to the piece.
- Tonality and harmony
- Drone based on the rag desh
- Dynamics
- The dynamics are controlled by the instruments
- Structure
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