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tnt_battle

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What is a swara?
 
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Describe the tala (time cycle) characteristics of the selection, including when, in elapsed seconds, the mridangam provides rhythmic accompaniment.
 
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Answer to Question 1

 A note' . . . in Carnatic music is different from the fixed, stable note in Western music. It may be a tiny constellation of ornamented pitches. The singer may slide or glide from one swara to another.

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 0:28 to endstrong, complex rhythmic background in adi tala (an Indian metric cycle of 4 + 2 + 2 beats) provided by a mridangam (classical double-headed drum of South India). The drummer improvises throughoutimprovisa tion plays an important role in the creation of Indian music.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 25, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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