Rag Desh Sitar

Question 1

Genre

Answer 1

• 2001
• Anoushka Shankar
• performed in NY

Question 2

Instrumentation SITAR

Answer 2

• plucked
• string instrum
• 7 main strings
• 12 sympathetic strings

Question 3

Structure ALAP

Answer 3

• only sitar
• slow
• no reg pulse
• introduces notes and mood
• melody line decorated with slides and pitch bends

Question 4

Structure GAT

Answer 4

• tabla enters
• sitar plays fixed comp (gat), moderate tempo
• sitar improv based on gat
• tabla improv based on rag
• improv ends with tihai
• temp increase towards end of gat

Question 5

Structure JHALLA

Answer 5

• fast

- sitar strummed to create rhythmic excitement

Question 6

Instrumentation TABLA

Answer 6

• drums
• played with fingers
• right: dayan - small, high pitched
• leg: bayan - bigger, lower pitched

Question 7

Instrumentation TAMBURA

Answer 7

-drone

Question 8

Instrumentation (brief)

Answer 8

• sitar
• tabla
• tambura

Question 9

What is tihai?

Answer 9

• short melody or rhythm played 3 times

- ends on sam

Question 10

What is sam?

Answer 10

first beat of tal

Question 11

Rhythm

Answer 11

• jhaptal (10) 2 3 2 3

- tintal (16) 4 4 4 4

Question 12

Structure (brief)

Answer 12

• Alap
• Gat
• Jhalla