Classical Indian Flashcards by Charlotte Baker | Brainscape

Q

Traditional rhythmic pattern

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Tala

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The composition of music on the spot

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Improvisation

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Traditional melodic form

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Raga

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Sustained note

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Drone

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Instrument technique used on strings

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Bends

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Traditional small drums

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Tabla

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Instrument drone is played on

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Tanpura

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Decorative melodies

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Ornamentation

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Long-necked, plucked, stringed instrument

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Sitar

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Plucked, stringed instrument, shorter then a sitar

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Sarod

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Bamboo flute with no keys

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Bansuri

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Fretless, bowed instrument, held in the lap

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Sarangi

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