this song tells us of the tender waiting in longing anticipation for the arival of lord Krishna in the morning
devotion/ romantic theme
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Instruments-
voice
sarangi
sarod
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alap
slow and unmesured (free tempo)
drone is established by tambura
bansuri then comes in taking up the notes from the rag
the music develops into short fragments
<--bansuri
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tabla
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tonality-
based on the notes of the rag
structure
alap
bhajan ( A Bhajan is any type of Indian devotional song. It has no fixed form)
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Gat 1
slow tempo
the tal (rythmic cycle) here is RUPACK TAL (7 beats) this is played by the tabla
bansuri and tabla do lots of improvisation in this section
music becomes more agitated as the piece goes on as improvisation takes over from the gat while the tabla player embelishs origional tala pattern (tala= rythm)
the tal (rythmic cycle) here is RUPACK TAL (7 beats) this is played by the tabla
bansuri and tabla do lots of improvisation in this section
music becomes more agitated as the piece goes on as improvisation takes over from the gat while the tabla player embelishs origional tala pattern (tala= rythm)
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Rythm, metre and tempo
this is an eight beat cycle (2+2+2+2)
Alap-
short intro
sarod player and singer perform a melody in free time based on the notes of the rag
bhajan-
this is a FIXED composition
verse/ chorus form
tabla joins in
solos by sarod and sarangi
the dynamics and tempo increace and music becomes more exiting
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