indian classical music Flashcards
(12 cards)
1
Q
what is a taal
A
cyclic pattern of beats
2
Q
what category is taal in
A
rhtyhms, metres
3
Q
what is a rag
A
A melodic sequence of ascending or descending notes that represent a mood or time of day that form the basis of melodic improvisation
4
Q
what category is rag in
A
melody
5
Q
what are the dynamics liek
A
- normally would start softer and increase throughtout the raga performance
- sfot during alap and jhor with crescendo in the jhala section and very loud at teh end
6
Q
texture
A
- melody
- drone
- rhtyhm (tabla)
- opening is the melody and drone and then the final gat or bandish section the tabla enters berfomring the taal
7
Q
tempo
A
- alap = slow free, unmetered
- jhor = speeds up, mroe rhythmic
- jhala increase in tempo
- gat - fast tempo with complex rhythms
8
Q
ensemble
A
- work together
- improvised
- ornamentation
9
Q
form and structure
A
- four sections (no breaks)
- alap = melody and drone, unmetered
- jhor = melody and drone, icrease in speed, more rhythmic
- jhala = melody and drone, more speed, improvisation
- gat (bandish) = tabla enters, tempo and dynamic increase
10
Q
how is passed down
A
oral tradition
11
Q
perfomrers, artists
A
- ravi shankar
- anoushka shankar
- alla rakha
12
Q
instruments
A
- sitar
- tanpura
- sarod
- sarangi
- esraj
- harmonium
- bansuri
- singer
- tabla
