A brief alap, followed by medium and fast gats in raga Yaman

(c-d-e-f#-g-a-b) and tintal rhythm (4+4+4+4)

sitar: Sudhir Phadke; tabla: Anand Badamikar

The first thing that is heard in this example is the tanbura, and then the sympathetic strings being strummed/plucked with the player's long pinky nail. A short alap follows. Listen to the ways the performer emphasizes certain pitches and how he approaches/arrives at them.

When the tabla enters try to count out the 16 beat tintal cycle. Listen to how the sitar player creates certain phrases that emphasize the rhythm (sometimes repeats phrases in groups of three). Usually, these phrases emphasize the 1 in the 16 beat cycle.

Example 2

South Indian Classical Music

Kriti by Tyagaraja, "Banturiti"

in raga Hamsanadam (c-e-F#-g-b) and adi tala (4+2+2)

Vocal: Seetha Rajan; mridangam: N. Venkataraman; violin: Jayashankar Balan

Follow the form below:

Banturiti
Kriti by Tyagaraja

PALLAVI
banturiti goluviya vayya rama

ANUPALLAVI
tuntavintivani madalaina mada
dula baiti nela gula jeyu nija
banturiti goluviya vayya rama

CARANAM
rOmañcamane ghanakañcukamu
ramabhaktudane mudrabillayu
ramanama mane varakhadgamivi
rajillunayya tyagarajunike
banturiti goluviya vayya rama

Please take me as a guard in your court,
O Rama

Endow me with the will to control
worldly desires, lust, anger, and pride
Please take me as aguard in your court,
O Rama

With awe of you as a shield,
with an emblem inscribed devotee of Rama
and with the name of Rama as a weapon, Tyagaraja, whom you protect, asks
Please take me as a guard in your court,
O Rama

Time SECTION /improv. Text
0:00 alapanam Ah
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0:43 PALLAVI banturiti goluviya vayya rama (x8)
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1:34 ANUPALLAVI tuntavintivani madalaina mada (repeats some words
dula baiti nela gula jeyu nija and lines)
2:13 cadence banturiti goluviya vayya rama (x2)
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2:30 CARANAM rOmañcamane ghanakañcukamu
ramabhaktudane mudrabillayu (x2, lines 1 & 2)
2:53 niraval ramanama mane varakhadgamivi (repeats some words and lines)
3:47 violin solo
4:03 voice returns on: "varakhadgamivi"
4:21 begin to add >> solfeggio syllables
4:26 violin solo
4:31 svarakalpana solfeggio syllables (trading off solo with violin.)
5:13 back to text ramanama mane varakhadgamivi (line 3 from above,
rajillunayya tyagarajunike straight to line 4 and cadence)
5:24 cadence banturiti goluviya vayya rama (x2)
5:50 end

talam adi
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
c t t t c w c w

ragam Hamsanadam: c-d-f#-g-b