Benjy Wertheimer (esraj & Gar) & Gotn (bansuri)

Question 0

Instrumentation

Answer 0

Bansuri, esraj, tambura and tabla

Question 1

Structure

Answer 1

Alap –> Gat 1 –> Gat 2

Question 2

Dynamics

Answer 2

Alap is quietest

Question 3

Texture

Answer 3

Builds up as instruments are added

Question 4

Speed

Answer 4

Alap = slow and unmetered (free time)
Gat 1 = slow tempo
Gat 2 = fast tempo

Question 5

Alap:

Answer 5

Drone created on notes SA and Pa.

Bansuri enters

Question 6

Gat 1:

Answer 6

Lyrical unaccompanied melody on the Bansuri and tabla. Then a fixed composition, becoming more dramatic. Fixed composition ends.

Question 7

Gat 2:

Answer 7

Ektal Tala