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Drone (music) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In music, a drone is a harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece. The word drone is also used to refer to any p...
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Indian classical music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The origins of Indian classical music can be found from the oldest of scriptures, part of the Hindu tradition, the Vedas. It is also significantly influenced by Persian music<sup class="noprint Temp...
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; DRONE - A continuous tone or tones of the same pitch. In South Indian music a continuous tone is provided by the tambura, a string instrument that sustains single dominant and tonic tones through the course of a composition or improvisation.
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No part of the information here may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information and storage retrieval system, without specific written permission from the ... History of Indian Music - Part 2 ... Tanpura - The Ethereal Drone...
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Tanpura is a four or five stringed instrument which gives the essential drone background to all Indian music. ... Tabla is the overall term for two drums, which are played as accompaniment to North Indian music and dance. The musician uses the base of the palm as well as the fingers to produce great variations in sounds.
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One distinguishing characteristic of Indian Music is the relationship of each swara(note) with the Shadja(tonic) which determines the placing of the swaras and the expression of each swara in the saptak(scale). Hence the constant playing of the drone is necessary.
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