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5 musical elements used in India

Timbre, Rhythm, Form, Harmony/texture and Melody

melodic instrument

Timbre

elaborate metric system of Indian tala

Rhythm

Pre-composed piece-strict rhythm with tala

Form

ornamented and complex modal system

Melody

Heterophonic and highly ornamented

Harmony/Texture

land of spirituality and philosophy

India

4 of the world’s major religions

Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism


two types of classical musical in India

Tala and Raga

a melodic pattern that can be ascending and descending and it has seven tones

Raga

Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti in India

Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma-Pa-Dha-Ni

means “clasp” and a cycle with fixed number of beats repeated over and over again

Tala

6 kinds of tala

Dadratala, Keherwatala, Ektala, Chautala, Jhumratala and Tintala

6 beats (X _ _ _ _ O)

Dadratala

Dadratala

6 beats (X _ _ _ _ O)

Keherwatla

8 beats (X _ X _ _ O _ X)

8 beats (X _ X _ _ O _ X)

Keherwatla

Ektala

12 beats (X _ O _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _)

12 beats (X _ O _ _ X _ X _ _ _ _)

Ektala

12 beats (X _ O _ X _ _ _ X _ X _)

Chautala

Chautala

12 beats (X _ O _ X _ _ _ X _ X _)

14 beats (X _ _ X _ _ _ O _ _ X _ _ _)

Jhumratala

Jhumratala

14 beats (X _ _ X _ _ _ O _ _ X _ _ _)

16 beats (X _ _ _ X _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ X)

Tintala

Tintala

16 beats (X _ _ _ X _ _ _ O _ _ _ _ _ _ X)

main stress, shown through clapping hands

X

silent beat, shown through waving hands

O