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Question | Answer |
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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 |