Shared Flashcard Set

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India
3rd set
10
Music
Undergraduate 3
12/13/2010

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Term
Alap
Definition
nonpulsatile introduction to songs
Term
Sruti
Definition
microtones that create scales
Term
Svara
Definition
pitches of a raga, usually seven
Term
Melakarta
Definition
scales that consist of seven notes
Term
Komal
Definition
a flat tone
Term
Tivra
Definition
a sharp tone
Term
Shuddh
Definition
a natural tone
Term
That
Definition
seven note scales, 32 of them
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Arohana
Definition
The ascending structure of scales
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Avarohana
Definition
The descending structure of scales
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