Rag Desh 1

Question 1

What is the sitar?

Answer 1

Plucked string instrument
7 main strings
12 sympathetic strings

Question 2

What is the tabla?

Answer 2

Pair of drums

Played with hands

Question 3

What is the Dayan?

Answer 3

Right drum
Smaller
Higher pitch

Question 4

What is the banyan?

Answer 4

Lower
Larger
Left drum

Question 5

What 2 talks are used?

Answer 5

Jhaptal

Tintal

Question 6

What are the beats in jhaptal?

Answer 6

10 beats

2+3+2+3

Question 7

What are the beats in tintal?

Answer 7

16 beats

4+4+4+4

Question 8

What instrument Is used in the slap?

Answer 8

Sitar

Question 9

What does the sitar do?

Answer 9

Introduce rag notes

Question 10

Is the alap fast or slow?

Metered or not?

Answer 10

Slow

No regular pulse

Question 11

What is the melody decorated with?

Answer 11

Pitch bends (meends)
 Slides

Question 12

What instrument enters in the fat?

Answer 12

The tabla

Question 13

What does the sitar begin playing in the gat?

Answer 13

A fixed composition
The gat
Moderate tempo

Question 14

The sitar and tabla improvise. What are their improvisations based around?

Answer 14

The gat and tal

Question 15

What do the improvisations end with?

Answer 15

A Tihai

Question 16

What is a tihai

Answer 16

A short melody/ rhythm played 3 times

Ends on the San

Question 17

At the end of the gat what happens to the tempo?

Answer 17

It increases

Question 18

What does the sitar do in the jhalla?

Answer 18

Strums strings for rhythmic excitement

Question 19

The jhalla is fast or

Slow?

Answer 19

Fast