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ragaIn 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. |
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No references found | People have been singing the ragas to beckon the rain gods. 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. The visual representations of Ragas, their wives (Raginis), and sons (Ragaputras) rendered by painters of the different schools of Indian painting rely greatly on the verbal imagery conceived by the musicologist-poets. |
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