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OPENING, CREDITS OVER
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RAVI SHANKAR EXPLAINS THE SITAR INSTRUMENT TEAKWOOD, HOLLOW INSIDE. PIECES OF GOURD IS ATTACHED TO IT. SOUND BOX. 6 STRINGS. 4 FOR MELODY, 2 FOR RHYTHM. 13 STRINGS UNDERNEATH, SYMPATHETIC RESONATING STRINGS. CHORDOPHONE.
DEMONSTRATES |
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EXPLAINS THE TABLA, PAIR OF INDIAN TUNED DRUMS.
TWO-PIECE DRUMS. ONE CYLINDRICAL, ONE BOWL SHAPED TUNED WITH HAMMER |
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RAVI EXPLAINS THE TAMBURA, LONG NECKED LUTE PLUCKED DRONE INSTRUMENT WITH 4 STRINGS TUNED BY MOVABLE BRIDGE. BACKGROUND INSTRUMENT. HYPNOTIC DRONE CREATES ATMOSPHERE
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RAVI EXPLAINS RAGAS, WHICH ARE THE MELODY FORMS.
AND TALAS, WHICH ARE THE RHYTHMIC CYCLES. |
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ALLA RAKHA DEMONSTRATES HOW THE DRUMS "SPEAK"
COMPOSITIONS. ANYTHING THAT CAN BE PLAYED, ALSO CAN BE SPOKEN. |
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RAVI EXPLAINS THAT VARIOUS SHAKING OF THE HEAD MEANS DIFFERENT THINGS, NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION HEAD SHAKEN BACK AND FORTH DOES NOT MEAN DISAPPOINTMENT IT MEANS VERY GOOD. CULTURAL DIFFERENCES.
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RAVI SHANKAR
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RAVI SHANKAR AND OTHERS PLAY AN EVENING RAGA.
IN RHYTHMIC CYCLE OF TEN BEATS DIVIDED 2-3-2-3 |
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ALLA RAKHA
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TABLA SOLO 12 BEATS DIVIDED 4-4-2-2. ALLA RAKHA PLAYS IN FAST TEMPO 6 DIVISIONS 2-2-1-1 DRUM SOLO
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LATE EVENING RAGA PLAYED IN OLD TRADITIONAL STYLE FIRST PART HAS NO RHYTHM. SECOND MOVEMENT WITH ADDED ELEMENT OF RHYTHM, FINAL MOVEMENT SIDE STRINGS ARE USED IN RAPID MOVEMENT. LOWER STRINGS GIVE THE EFFECT OF A VOICE.
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EARLY EVENING RAGA. IN THE TUMRIS ? STYLE ROMANTIC LYRICAL STYLE WITH MORE ARTISTIC FREEDOM. CYCLE OF 16 DIVIDED 4-4-4-4. SLOW, THE MEDIUM, THEN FAST TEMPO
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SHOW ENDS
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