Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,918,817,041 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

raga

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Legal, Acronyms 0.01 sec.

raga

In the classical music of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, a melodic framework for improvisation and composition. A raga is based on a scale with a given set of notes, a typical order in which they appear in melodies, and characteristic musical motifs. There are several hundred ragas in present use, and thousands are possible in theory. The concept of raga, introduced sometime before the 9th century, became influential throughout South Asia, and it remains central to the region's classical music. See also South Asian arts.



Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
Meanwhile, with the belief that singing the Raga Malhar, the legendary and powerful rain song, can bring the rains, some people have been making attempts there too.
Byline: Times News Service MUSCAT Eoe1/4" Gazelle Marketing LLC is presenting Swara Raga Laya, a confluence of Indian music, on the Indian embassy lawns on March 6.
At first - astonishingly - it seemed that Ravi Shankar might find it hard to match his daughter's rapid-fire, attacking style, for he started slowly and delicately, before gradually gathering momentum in the course of a lengthy night raga and medley of ragas and folk tunes.
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.