Rag Desh

Pregunta	Respuesta
gharana	Indian system of master-pupil teaching
raga	improvised music in several contrasting sections based on a series of notes from a particular rag
pentatonic scale	five note scale
rasa	mood created by the sounds of the pitches in a particular rag
bols	in a tala, these are the independent rhythm parts that go against the main beat of the cycle creating exciting syncopations
matras	individual beats in a rhythmic cycle
sam	the first beat of the rhythmic cycle
syncopations	notes accented off the beat. The weak part of the beat is often emphasised
teental (or tintal)	common 16-beat (4+4+4+4) rhythmic cycle
alap	the opening unmetered and improvised section of a raga
bandish	the last section of a vocal raga - a 'fixed composition' in the form of a song
gat	the final section of an instrumental raga - a 'fixed composition' with some improvised embellishments
jhalla	the third section of a raga - a lively tempo and virtuoso display of improvisatory skills. The climax of the whole piece
jhor	the second section of a raga - a medium tempo with improvisation
meend/mind	the sliding effects between notes
tan	the rapid scalic flourishes on the sitar/sarod or sarangi
timbre	particular tone colour of an instrument or voice
bansuri	Indian flute without keys
shehnai	a double reed instrument, similar to the Western oboe
Image: sitar (image/png)	sitar - most well-know plucked string instrument
Image: sarangi (image/png)	sarangi - usues a bow, gentle tone, used to accompany singers
Image: sarod (image/png)	sarod - two sets of strings, lower range and hevier tone than the sitar
Image: tambura (image/png)	tambura - only 4 strings and a resonator , used to provide drone notes
Image: tabla (image/jpg)	tabla - smaller one is called tabla, larger one called baya

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