Indian Classical music Flashcards
1
Q
What are the common instruments?
A
sitar-plucked string instrument with frets sarod-no frets sarangi-bowed string instrument bansuri-bamboo flute tabla-small pair of drums tanpura-4 strings, plays drone
2
Q
What is the structure?
A
3 main sections:
- ALAP-slow, improvised
- GAT-tabla enters, often pre-composed
- JHALLA-becomes faster, builds up excitement
3
Q
What is the texture like? (how many layers?)
A
3 layers
4
Q
What is the scale called?
A
raga
5
Q
What is the most important note?
A
drone
6
Q
Name two famous composers
A
Ravi Shanker
Alla Rakkar
