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RAGA (RAH-guh)
A
traditional melodic type in Hindu music
Common
clues: Shankar tune; Sitar
music; Sitar selection; Hindu melody; Indian music
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Rāga
(in Sanskrit "Raga" is literally "colour" or
"mood") and (rāgam Carnatic music) refers to
melodic modes used in Indian classical music. In Indian music, a
series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is
founded. In the Indian musical tradition, ragas are held in
different times of the day. Indian classical music is always set
in raga. Non-classical music such as popular Indian film songs
sometimes use ragas in their compositions.
Raga
describes a generalised form of melodic practice. It also
prescribes a set of rules for building the melody. It specifies
the rules for movements up and down the scale, which Swara
(notes) should figure more and which notes should be used more
sparingly, which notes may be sung with gamaka, phrases to be
used, phrases to be avoided, and so on. The result is a framework
that can be used to compose or improvise melodies, allowing for
endless variation within the set of notes.
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