raga

English - Turkish

Definition of raga in English Turkish dictionary

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sepak raga

(Spor) Ayak voleybolu

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of raga in Turkish Turkish dictionary

Hindistan ve Pakistan müziğinde doğaçlamanın melodi çatısı

Klasik Hint müziğini simgeler

Amerikan zencilerinin oynadığı hareketli bir dans

English - English

Definition of raga in English English dictionary

The melodic mode used in Indian classical music

A traditional form in Hindu music, consisting of a theme that expresses an aspect of religious feeling and sets forth a tonal system on which variations are improvised within a framework of progressions, melodic formulas and rhythmic patterns

The basic means by which the melodic or pitch aspects of the classical music of India are determined Ragas convey not only melodic shape but mood and aesthetic character, and they provide the basis for extended improvisations The moods they represent usually are related to temporal elements, such as seasons of the year or times of day (morning or evening ragas)

feelings accompanying one's liking of an object or a person; attachment

Lust; greed See lobha run-of-the-mill person: See puthujjana rupa: Body; physical phenomenon; sense datum The basic meaning of this word is "appearance" or "form " It is used, however, in a number of different contexts, taking on different shades of meaning in each In lists of the objects of the senses, it is given as the object of the sense of sight As one of the khandha, it refers to physical phenomena or sensations (visible appearance or form being the defining characteristics of what is physical) This is also the meaning it carries when opposed to nama, or mental phenomena

Attachment, tunes (RRV2-12b)

A raga is a piece of Indian music based on a traditional scale or pattern of notes which is also called a raga. In the classical music of India and Pakistan, a melodic framework for improvisation based on a given set of notes (usually five to seven) and characteristic rhythmic patterns. A raga can be regarded as a vocabulary of melodic figures that tend, as a group, to emphasize certain tones of a scale, giving the raga a specific emotional character and implying the kind of music to be improvised. The emphasis on certain pitches effectively divides the scale into primary and secondary tones; the secondary tones serve to ornament the primary tones, thus reinforcing the emphasis. Each scale can have several different ragas, depending on which tones of the scale are made primary. Two additional factors contribute to the artistic potential of the raga: the division of tones between primary and secondary is not always hard and fast; moreover, a tertiary level (ornaments of the ornaments) is often made available to the performer. The concept of raga, introduced sometime before the 9th century, became influential throughout South and East Asia. See also South Asian arts

(Pali) Greed; passion; uncontrolled lust of any kind

A melodic pattern with many connotations including those of time, mood and colour, which provides a basis for improvisation in the music of India

The very detailed melodic mode used in Indian classical music

{i} melodic formula in Hindu music

Related Terms

sepak raga

(Spor) Sepak takraw (Malay: sepak takraw also known as sepak raga) or kick volleyball, is a sport native to the Malay-Thai Peninsula. Sepak takraw differs from the similar sport of volleyball in its use of a rattan ball and only allowing players to use their feet, knee, chest and head to touch the ball. It is a popular sport in Southeast Asia

Hyphenation

ra·ga

Etymology

[ 'rä-g& ] (noun.) 1788. Anglicised form of Sanskrit राग (rāga)