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‘One aspect that gives ragas such emotional power, is that the scales they employ are not limited to the two scales, major and minor, that dominate Western music. There are no fewer than 72 different parent scales into which al ragas can be categorized. Indian music thus explores a much greater variety of scales than does Western music, allowing for a wide range of moods.’
— Oct 15, 2025 05:47AM
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“What was even more crazy, says Able, “was that his picking hand was above the covers, and the finger that he wore the mizrab on was moving as if he was playing or practicing. I felt bad about complaining now — he was on another level! It wasn’t twitching. His whole hand was moving. He was playing in his sleep.”
— Nov 06, 2025 05:36AM
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‘Ravi was keen to train audiences as well as his students. In a program essay entitled “Good Listening” he appealed for all to be seated on time at Kinnara concerts, “relaxed and receptive”. It was announced beforehand that the doors would be closed precisely on 8:30 p.m. and reopened only between numbers.’
— Oct 24, 2025 03:33AM
