Rag Desh Comparison Gcse Essay Example
Rag Desh - Comparison Table
| Version 1Anoushkha Shankar | Version 2Mhara janam maran | Version 3Wertheimer & Gorn | Structure | There are 3 movements, Alap, Gat 1 and Gat 2. There are 6 sections where changes with instruments or techniques take place. The piece is 10 minutes and 10 seconds long. Concludes with a Tihai. | There are 2 sections, Alap and the Bhajan which is the song. The are only 2 sections where changes with instruments or techniques take place. The piece is 5 minutes and 40 seconds. It is a song with a verse and a chorus. | There are 3 movements, Alap, Gat 1 which has a slow tempo and Gat 2 which has a faster tempo to it. The Alap in this version is played for a longer amount of time than the other two versions. There are 3 sections where changes with instruments or techniques take place.The piece is 13 minutes and 16 seconds. | Melody - use of rag desh - mood, etc. | It seems sad Melody is played on the Sitar, pulling strings to get to from note to noteTabla enters in Jhaptal and the Sitar and Tabla have alternate short melodic and rhythmic improvisations | Melody played by the sarangi as well as the voice. This type known as a Bhajan. A devotional song from Rajasthan. Meend, sliding up and down notes eg. on the sarod. in the alap, melody is first played by the sarangi and then the voice. | * Melody played on the bansuri * zither can be heard occasionally, strumming the notes of the rag * Alap introduces the mood of the rag; shows characrtistic phrases and decoration associated with rag desh. | Rhythm - e.g. tala used, etc. | Begins with a free rhythm where there is no regular pules.Jhaptal (10-beats) 2+3+2+3 in Gat 2: (16-beat) 4+4+4+4 (teental/tintal)Near the end, the drone strings f the In the final part, the drone strings of the sitar are strummed to give an added rhythmic effect called jhalla. | The Tal: Keherwa Tal (eight beats): 2+2+2+2begins with melody in free time, then moves on to
| Version 1Anoushkha Shankar | Version 2Mhara janam maran | Version 3Wertheimer & Gorn | Structure | There are 3 movements, Alap, Gat 1 and Gat 2. There are 6 sections where changes with instruments or techniques take place. The piece is 10 minutes and 10 seconds long. Concludes with a Tihai. | There are 2 sections, Alap and the Bhajan which is the song. The are only 2 sections where changes with instruments or techniques take place. The piece is 5 minutes and 40 seconds. It is a song with a verse and a chorus. | There are 3 movements, Alap, Gat 1 which has a slow tempo and Gat 2 which has a faster tempo to it. The Alap in this version is played for a longer amount of time than the other two versions. There are 3 sections where changes with instruments or techniques take place.The piece is 13 minutes and 16 seconds. | Melody - use of rag desh - mood, etc. | It seems sad Melody is played on the Sitar, pulling strings to get to from note to noteTabla enters in Jhaptal and the Sitar and Tabla have alternate short melodic and rhythmic improvisations | Melody played by the sarangi as well as the voice. This type known as a Bhajan. A devotional song from Rajasthan. Meend, sliding up and down notes eg. on the sarod. in the alap, melody is first played by the sarangi and then the voice. | * Melody played on the bansuri * zither can be heard occasionally, strumming the notes of the rag * Alap introduces the mood of the rag; shows characrtistic phrases and decoration associated with rag desh. | Rhythm - e.g. tala used, etc. | Begins with a free rhythm where there is no regular pules.Jhaptal (10-beats) 2+3+2+3 in Gat 2: (16-beat) 4+4+4+4 (teental/tintal)Near the end, the drone strings f the In the final part, the drone strings of the sitar are strummed to give an added rhythmic effect called jhalla. | The Tal: Keherwa Tal (eight beats): 2+2+2+2begins with melody in free time, then moves on to