Priyagitah - Steve Gorn and Benjy Wertheimer STRUCTURE

Structure

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The Alap begins with a drone one what notes?
D & A
1 of 15
What instrument introduces the notes and mood of the rag?
Bansuri
2 of 15
What instrument then takes over before the instruments alternate improvised phrases?
Esraj
3 of 15
Name two features of the Alap
Slow tempo and no regular phrasing
4 of 15
In the first (slow) gat which tal is used?
Rupak tal
5 of 15
What instrument plays a solo at the beginning of this section?
Bansuri
6 of 15
How many seconds into the gat does the tabla enter?
30
7 of 15
After this which instrument begins to play a composed gat?
Bansuri
8 of 15
Which two instruments improvise around the gat and tal?
Bansuri and tabla
9 of 15
What polyrhythmic technique finishes the first gat?
Tihai
10 of 15
In the second gat (fast) which tal is used?
Ektal
11 of 15
Which instrument begins this gat with a solo?
Tabla
12 of 15
What happens to the improvisation?
Becomes more elaborate
13 of 15
What are the names of the series of fast scales?
Tans
14 of 15
What does the piece end with?
Three tihais
15 of 15

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Card 2

Front

What instrument introduces the notes and mood of the rag?

Back

Bansuri

Card 3

Front

What instrument then takes over before the instruments alternate improvised phrases?

Back

Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

Front

Name two features of the Alap

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

In the first (slow) gat which tal is used?

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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