Indian music

Question 1

Describe the tala, Rupak Tal.

Answer 1

7 beat, 3+2+2, first beat is a wave.
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tin tin na/ dhin na/ dhin na

Question 2

What is the form of North Indian Hindustani?

Answer 2

• Alap (free melodic improv, unmetered),
• Jor (no drum, pulse enters)
• Jhala (no drum yet, fast rhythmic climax, intense strumming on chikari strings, faster tempo)
• gat (tabla enters)
• jhala may return

Question 3

What are the different tempos of Gat?

Answer 3

Masitkhani gat (slow/moderate, ie. vilambit/madhya), Rasakhani gat (fast, ie madhya/drut)

Question 4

How does the sthayi and antara of the NI gat resemble SI music?

Answer 4

NI sthayi = SI pallavi
NI antara = SI anupallavi

Question 5

When there is a tabla artist and mridangam artist playing together or in the same work, what genre/style is it? (hint: there is playful competition between the two soloists)

Answer 5

Jugalbandi

Question 6

What is the form of SI Carnatic music?

Answer 6

Alapana
Pallavi
Anupallavi
Caranam (final and longest verse, concluding with musical ideas from Anupallavi)

Question 7

What is the form of Ragam Tanam Pallavi?

Answer 7

Ragam (Raga Alapana)
Tanam (niraval – improv of melodic verse on a line keeping rhythm intact, swara kalpana – improvisations on the swaras)
Pallavi
Tani Avartanam

Question 8

What can be heard in the tani avartanam?

Answer 8

improvised drum solo on mridangam, sometimes may involve a DUET with ghatam (pot)