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  2. Hindustani classical music - Wikipedia

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    Hindustani classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet . The term shastriya sangeet literally means classical music, and is also used to refer to Indian classical music in general. [ 1 ]

  3. List of ragas in Hindustani classical music - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of various Ragas in Hindustani classical music. There is no exact count/known number of ragas which are there in Indian classical music. Once Ustad Vilayat Khan saheb at the Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Pune said before beginning his performance – "There are approximately four lakh raags in Hindustani Classical music. Many ...

  4. Indian classical music - Wikipedia

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    Indian classical music is the classical music of the Indian subcontinent. [1] It is generally described using terms like Shastriya Sangeet and Marg Sangeet. [2] [3] It has two major traditions: the North Indian classical music known as Hindustani and the South Indian expression known as Carnatic. [4]

  5. List of composers who created ragas - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of composers of Carnatic and Hindustani music, subgenres of Indian classical music, who have created ragas. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. Composer Genre Raga Created Remarks Ref Goddess Parvati Malkauns Its believed that this raga was created by ...

  6. Khyal - Wikipedia

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    Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian / Arabic word meaning "imagination". [ 1 ] Khyal is associated with romantic poetry, and allows the performer greater freedom of expression than dhrupad and is sung with the tabla instead of the ...

  7. Raga - Wikipedia

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    While ragas in Hindustani music are divided into thaats, ragas in Carnatic music are divided into melakartas. A raga ( IAST : rāga , IPA: [ɾäːɡɐ] ; also raaga or ragam or raag ; lit. ' colouring ' or ' tingeing ' or ' dyeing ' [ 1 ] [ 2 ] ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode . [ 3 ]

  8. Tala (music) - Wikipedia

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    Examples of bol, notation and additive counting in Hindustani classical music. The first beat of any tala, called sam (pronounced as the English word 'sum' and meaning even or equal) is always the most important and heavily emphasised. It is the point of resolution in the rhythm where the percussionist's and soloist's phrases culminate: a ...

  9. Alap - Wikipedia

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    The Alap (/ æ ˈ l ɑː p /; Hindustani:) is the opening section of a typical North Indian classical performance. It is a form of melodic improvisation that introduces and develops a raga . In dhrupad singing the alap is unmetered, improvised (within the raga) and unaccompanied (except for the tanpura drone ), and started at a slow tempo.