11. North Indian Raga
• Alap -- introductory, free
• Jar -- rhythmic, still introductory
12. North Indian Raga
• Alap -- introductory, free
• Jar -- rhythmic, still introductory
• Gat -- the “tune”
13. North Indian Raga
• Alap -- introductory, free
• Jar -- rhythmic, still introductory
• Gat -- the “tune”
• Tora -- Improvisations between Gat
statements
21. Kriti “Sarasiruha”
• Kriti = composition
• Sarasiruha = “to the goddess Saraswati”
• goddess of music and learning
• Music & lyrics by 19th c. composer Pulaiyur
Doraisamy Ayyar
22. Kriti “Sarasiruha”
• Kriti = composition
• Sarasiruha = “to the goddess Saraswati”
• goddess of music and learning
• Music & lyrics by 19th c. composer Pulaiyur
Doraisamy Ayyar
23. Kriti “Sarasiruha”
• Kriti = composition
• Sarasiruha = “to the goddess Saraswati”
• goddess of music and learning
• Music & lyrics by 19th c. composer Pulaiyur
Doraisamy Ayyar
24. • Alapana
• Tanam
• Kriti (8 minutes in!)
• Kalpana
• Tani avartanam
• Kriti return and close
25. What is the Southern
equivalent of the Gat?
• 1) Alapana
• 2) Kriti
• 3) Tanam
26. Alapana
• improvisation
• melodic characteristics of Natai raga
• slow, low register to faster, high register
• At peak, descends to conclusion
27. Alapana
• improvisation
• melodic characteristics of Natai raga
• slow, low register to faster, high register
• At peak, descends to conclusion
28. Alapana
• improvisation
• melodic characteristics of Natai raga
• slow, low register to faster, high register
• At peak, descends to conclusion
29. Alapana
• improvisation
• melodic characteristics of Natai raga
• slow, low register to faster, high register
• At peak, descends to conclusion
30. Alapana
• improvisation
• melodic characteristics of Natai raga
• slow, low register to faster, high register
• At peak, descends to conclusion
39. Kalpana svaras
• progressively longer improvisation cycles,
each ending with idam
• idam = “familiar island in a sea of
improvisation”; progressively longer
cycles
40. Kalpana svaras
• progressively longer improvisation cycles,
each ending with idam
• idam = “familiar island in a sea of
improvisation”; progressively longer
cycles
41. Kalpana svaras
• progressively longer improvisation cycles,
each ending with idam
• idam = “familiar island in a sea of
improvisation”; progressively longer
cycles
42. Tani avartanam
• DRUM SOLO !!!!!
• partial statement of Kriti melody
• improvised close
43. Tani avartanam
• DRUM SOLO !!!!!
• partial statement of Kriti melody
• improvised close
44. Tani avartanam
• DRUM SOLO !!!!!
• partial statement of Kriti melody
• improvised close
45. Tani avartanam
• DRUM SOLO !!!!!
• partial statement of Kriti melody
• improvised close
46. Tani avartanam
• DRUM SOLO !!!!!
• partial statement of Kriti melody
• improvised close
47. Which popular music
group used sitar
prominently during the
late 1960s?
• 1) The Grateful Dead
• 2) The Jimi Hendrix Experience
• 3) The Beatles