Music - ragas + talas

Question 1

raga

Answer 1

a type of scale used in Indian music

Question 2

Rasa

Answer 2

the mood of a raga

Question 3

Improvisation

Answer 3

making music up on the spot

Question 4

Sitar

Answer 4

plucked stringed instrument
plays the melody

Question 5

tabla

Answer 5

a pair of hand drums

Question 6

dayan

Answer 6

the smaller treble drum in a pair of tabla

Question 7

baya

Answer 7

the larger bass drum in a pair of tabla

Question 8

The four sections in a Raga performance

Answer 8

Alap, Jhor,Jhala, Gat or Bandish

Question 9

Alap

Answer 9

tempo: Slow
musical features: no sense of pulse,
Soloist introduces the notes of the raga,
Music is improvised

Question 10

Jhor

Answer 10

Tempo: Moderate
Musical features: more rhythmic
More elaborate

Question 11

Jhala

Answer 11

Tempo: fast and lively
Musical features: High point of peice

Question 12

Gat/Bandish

Answer 12

Tempo: Moderate to fast
Musical features: Composed
Tabla comes in
Tala begins

Question 13

tala

Answer 13

a repeating rhythmic cycle

Question 14

tintal

Answer 14

a 16 beat long tala divided into 4 sections of 4 beats
section 1,2,4 are the same
Section 3 is different

Question 15

vibhab khali

Answer 15

the contrasting 3rd section in a tintal

Question 16

tanpura

Answer 16

a plucked string instrument
adds the drone

Question 17

harmonium

Answer 17

a keyboard instrument
Sound is provided by air passing by the reeds

Question 18

drone

Answer 18

a drone is a set of notes that are played continuously throughout a piece of music