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What are ragas in Western music?
A raga (pronounced RAH-guh) is a collection of pitches, kind of like a scale or mode in Western music. Each raga is defined, however, not only by the pitches themselves, but also by specific formulas for using them.
How many ragas are there in Carnatic music name them?
72
From these 72 melakartha ragas, there are more than a thousand janya ragas that contain more beautiful musical notations.
How many Swars are there in Western music?
seven svara
The seven svara are Shadja (षड्ज), Rishabh (ऋषभ), Gandhara (गान्धार), Madhyama (मध्यम), Panchama (पंचम), Dhaivata (धैवत) and Nishada (निषाद). The svaras of the sargam are often learnt in abbreviated form: sā, ri (Carnatic) or re (Hindustani), ga, ma, pa, dha, ni.
What NI is called in Western music?
| Carnatic | Western | Hindustani |
|---|---|---|
| Ma | Fa | Ma |
| Pa | So | Pa |
| Dha | La | Dha |
| Ni | Ti | Ni |
How do you identify ragas in Carnatic music?
Identifying a raga is a holistic process — to internalise its swarupa, have a mental model of it and then compare it with what the musician sings. This can be done only by an experienced listener, who has heard a raga several times and is familiar with several kritis in it.
What is the rhythm of Carnatic music?
The mora is a rhythmic structure in South Indian or Carnatic music. It’s a rhythmic, cadential phrase that can span just a few beats or be a long and complex structure that is part of the percussion solo or tani avartanam. The mora can be improvised or composed.
What is R1 R2 in Carnatic music?
There are twelve semitones of the octave S, R1, R2=G1, R3=G2, G3, M1, M2, P, D1, D2=N1, D3=N2, N3 (see swaras in Carnatic music for explanation of these notations). A melakarta raga must necessarily have S and P, one of the M’s, one each of the R’s and G’s, and one each of the D’s and N’s.
What is Shruti in Western music?
A shruti is the smallest gradation of pitch available, while a swara is the selected pitches from which the musician constructs the scales, melodies and ragas. The Natya Shastra identifies and discusses twenty two shruti and seven swara per octave.
What are octaves in Carnatic music?
An octave consists of seven notes and is called a “Saptak.” The eight note is double the frequency of the first note and thus is an octave higher. Thus, a ratio of 2:1 frequency yields an octave. There are three main octaves used in Indian music.
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