Rag Desh Quiz

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  • Created on: 06-06-16 15:25
Which musical tradition does the set work come from?
Northern India/the Hindustani tration
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How is Indian music learnt?
The Gharana system
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What are the names of the four sections in a traditional raga performance?
Alap, Jhor, Jhalla, Gat/Bandish
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What is the tempo in an Alap section?
Slow and meditative
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Which instrument plays the drone accompaniment?
Tambura
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What is the instrumentation in the Anoushka Shankar version?
Sitar and Tabla
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What is the instrumentation in 'Mhara janam maran' by Chiranji Lal Tanwar?
Voice, sarangi, sarod, pakhawaj, cymbals and tabla
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What is the instrumentation in the version by Benjy Wertheimer and Steve Gorn?
Esraj, tabla, bansuri and tambura
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Where is the fixed composition found?
Gat/Bandish
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What are the fast, scale-like patterns played on the sitar called?
Tan
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What is sliding between the notes called on a sitar?
Mind or Meend
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What is the rasa of Rag Desh?
Evening, Monsoon season, devotion
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What is the cyclic rhythm pattern called?
The Tala
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What is the first beat of the rhythmic cycle called?
Sam
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What is the tempo in an Alap section?

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Which instrument plays the drone accompaniment?

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