Music: Rag Desh performed by Steve Gorn and Benjy Wertheimer
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- Created on: 18-04-13 20:53
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- Rag Desh - Steve Gorn and Benjy Wertheimer
- Instrumentation
- Bansuri - a bamboo flute which has holes instead of keys
- Esraj - a bowed string instrument
- Shruti box - an electronic instrument that plays a drone
- Swarmandel - a plucked string instrument
- Tabla - a pair of drums, the right one is called a dayan which is smaller so has a higher pitch, the left one is called a bayan which is larger so has a lower pitch
- Rhythm
- 1st Tal used: Rupak, a 7 beat cycle
- A Tal is a rhythmic patter played on the drums. It is a cycle of beats that is repeated and improvised.
- 2nd Tal used: Ektal, a 12 beat cycle
- A Tal is a rhythmic patter played on the drums. It is a cycle of beats that is repeated and improvised.
- 1st Tal used: Rupak, a 7 beat cycle
- Melody
- Ascending starting on middle C - C, D, F, G, B, C
- Based on notes of the rag
- Descending starting an octave above middle C - C, B flat, A, G, F, E, D, C
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