jati

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In South Asian arts: Mode, or jati
From each of the two parent scales were derived seven modal sequences (the murchanas described above), based on each of the seven notes. The two murchanas of a corresponding pair differed from each other only in the tuning of the note pa (A), the…
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In South Asian arts: Impact on musical genres and aesthetics
From early times, both jatis and ragas in their connection with dramatic performance were described as evoking specific sentiments (rasa) and being suitable for accompanying particular dramatic events. It was this connotational aspect, rather than the technical one, that gained precedence in this period. The most popular method of…
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