Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Rag Desh - Shankar
- Background: Indian. Features:
improvisation; use of rhythmic
cycles; drone; sitar; tabla. Passed on
by oral tradition.
- Structure: Alap-free tempo,
improvised, explores rag, solo,
slow tempo. Gat-tabla enters with
tala, fixed composition, faster
tempo, thicker texture.
- Rhythm and metre: Jhaptal; Tintal;
Keherwa; Rupak tal; Ektal. Tal only
come in after the Alap. Much
syncopation.
- Melody: Tihai (repeating short
phrase three times) and Tan
(fast scales).
- Instruments: Sitar; Tabla; Voice;
Sarangi; Sarod; Pakhawaj;
Cymbals; Bansuri and Esraj
- Tempo: Slow in Alap and
faster in Gat.
- Harmony: Use of drone.