The Music Of The Indian Subcontinent - Indian Classical Music Flashcards
What is a Tala?
A Repeated Rhythm Pattern, Including Accents and Silent Beats.
What is the Tabla?
A Pair of Drums Used to Play the Tala.
What does the Tabla do?
Sets the Tempo and Controls Tempo Changes.
What is a Raga?
A Scale Pattern which Forms the Basis for Melodic Ideas.
What is a Sitar?
A Large String Instrument which Plays the Raga and Develops the Melodic Shapes.
What is Pitch-Bend?
Players Often Bend the Strings while Playing to Give a Pitch Bend or Microtonal Effect.
What is Ornamentation?
Melodics Ideas are Frequently Decorated and Ornamented.
What is a Drone?
A Sustained Note.
How is a Drone Created?
- Sympathetic Strings.
- A Bowed String Instrument.
- A Plucked String Instrument.
What is the Tanpura?
A Long-Necked Plucked Instrument Providing a Continuous Drone.
What is a Sarod?
Similar to a Sitar but with a Deeper Tone Quality.
What is a Bansuri?
A Flute-Type Instrument.
What is a Sarangi?
A Violin-Type Instrument.
