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C.L. TANWAR: 'Rag Desh'
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- 1Background info-a Hindu devotional song
-performed by Chiranji La Tanwar - 2Rhythm/metreOne tal used:
-Keherwa tal - 8 beat cycle
(2+2+2+2) - 3Rhythm/metreAlap has no regular pulse
- 4InstrumentationSAROD:
-Plucked string instrument with
sympathetic strings
-Shorter than sitar with no frets
-can bend notes by sliding along fretboard - 5InstrumentationSARANGI:
-fretless bowed instrument
-3 thick strings
-as many as 36 sympathetic strings
-pitch changed by pushing base of left hand fingernails against string and sliding up and down. - 6InstrumentationPAKHAWAJ:
-A large double- headed drum played with both hands - 7Instrumentationtabla & small set of cymbals
- 8StructureALAP:
-sarangi followed by voice introduce notes/mood of rag
--slow tempo with no regular pulse - 9StructureBHAJAN:
-tabla enter with keherwa tal
-sung verse followed by short sarangi and sarod solos (pattern repeats)
-melismas & ornaments decorate words
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- Edexcel GCSE Music flashcards for Rag Desh (Tanwar)
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