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What is a raga?

What is a raga? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (music) Any of various melodic forms used in Indian classical music, or a piece of music composed in such a form.
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She despairs in a delirium-driven monologue that reaches the cumulative intensity of a raga, peaking to the primal scream of Greek tragedy.
Tracing a melodic line from flamenco to raga, it's a subtly modulated burst of Hindu-lusian passion.
Shree is a difficult raga, she points out, adding that it suits a difficult bhava.
This gliding technique allows him to play alap, the slow improvised invocation of a raga.
He wondered if anyone knew why Mayamalavagowla was used as the raga to learn the basic music lessons from.
When I have to tune a song, I use the raga and tala indicated in the old books.

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