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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| term for mode | raga |
| microtones | never used as part of the raga |
| pitches used | raga not all pitches of the mode are sung or played |
| pitch sequence | raga ascending and descending pitch sequence is different/raga "vadi" pitch most often played while improvising/raga "samvadi" pitch frequently played while improvising |
| ornamentation | yes |
| improvisation | yes |
| melisma | yes |
| heterophony | less often |
| drone | always continuous |
| term for rhythm | tala |
| meters used | quadruple 4 x 4 teentaal and odd meters |
| musical form | yes (no specific name) 3 linked sections |
| non-metered section | alap |
| metered sections | gat and saval-javab always improvised |