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The 43 pages that link to Raga, each with the reason it gives.

• ImprovisationRelated: Raga performance joins improvisation to a detailed inherited melodic grammar.

• MelodyRelated: Ragas organize melodic movement through distinctive scales, phrases, and ornaments.

• Hindustani classical musicRelated: Each performance develops a raga’s distinctive melodic grammar rather than a fixed tune.

• Music theoryCompared with: Raga demonstrates a sophisticated musical system not reducible to Western tonal categories.

• Carnatic musicRelated: Ragas supply Carnatic music with melodic identity and rules for improvisation.

• Drone (music)Related: A tanpura drone supports the pitch center against which a raga unfolds.

• Ravi ShankarNarrower topic: Shankar’s improvisations unfolded within ragas, whose identities guided melody and mood.

• Indian classical musicRelated: Ragas shape melodic improvisation and composition in both Hindustani and Carnatic music.

• Hindi film musicRelated: Raga-based melodies provide one source for film songs' melodic vocabulary.

• Pentatonic scaleCompared with: A raga is more than a pitch collection, even when it uses five scale tones.

• Modal musicCompared with: Ragas are modal in some broad comparisons but cannot be reduced to Western scales.

• Guru Granth SahibRelated: The hymns are organized by musical modes that guide their devotional singing.

• Sufi musicRelated: Raga provides a melodic framework for some South Asian devotional singing.

• Musical scaleCompared with: Unlike a scale alone, a raga includes rules for shaping melodic phrases.

• George HarrisonRelated: Raga informed the melodic approach Harrison explored through his study of Indian music.

• BhajanRelated: Some bhajans draw on raga frameworks to shape their melodies.

• Arabic maqamCompared with: Raga also guides melodic development, but belongs to a distinct theoretical and performance tradition.

• DastgahCompared with: Raga offers a useful comparison for how a modal framework shapes performance beyond a scale.

• MonophonyRelated: A raga performance often foregrounds one melodic line, even when a drone sounds beneath it.

• Philip GlassRelated: Study with Ravi Shankar exposed Glass to rhythmic and melodic ideas outside Western classical training.

• MaqamCompared with: Raga and maqam both guide melodic improvisation, but differ in theory, tuning, and musical practice.

• SitarRelated: Sitar melodies unfold within ragas rather than through fixed Western scales.

• AlapNarrower topic: The alap makes a raga’s distinctive melodic rules audible before its compositions begin.

• Indian classical danceRelated: Raga supplies melodic and emotional settings for dance performance.

• KhayalNarrower topic: Each khayal performance develops a raga through characteristic phrases and melodic rules.

• KirtanRelated: Ragas organize the melodies used to sing hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib.

• NaushadBroader topic: Raga structures gave many of his songs their classical melodic foundation.

• Adi GranthRelated: The scripture arranges much of its poetry by raga, linking text to musical performance.

• Annapurna DeviRelated: Raga development formed the core of her instrumental practice.

• Don CherryRelated: Indian musical ideas informed Cherry’s work with sustained modes and non-Western instruments.

• Nikhil BanerjeeRelated: His performances developed the melodic possibilities of individual ragas.

• Terry RileyRelated: Riley studied Indian classical music and drew on its melodic and improvisational practices.

• Ali Akbar KhanRelated: His performances developed a raga through improvisation and carefully shaped melodic phrases.

• Allauddin KhanNarrower topic: Khan's compositions and performances worked within the melodic grammar of Hindustani ragas.

• Muthuswami DikshitarRelated: Dikshitar’s compositions explore distinctive melodic identities across many ragas.

• Mehdi HassanNarrower topic: Raga-based melodic thinking informs the ornament and development of his singing.

• Syama SastriRelated: His compositions explore distinctive ragas, often shaping their character through tightly composed melodies.

• Hariprasad ChaurasiaRelated: Chaurasia develops ragas through the bansuri’s sustained tones and ornamented phrases.

• Jagjit SinghRelated: Raga-based melodic ideas informed many of his compositions and vocal lines.

• Farida KhanumRelated: Raga-based melodic thinking informs the classical foundation of her singing.

• Hindu spiritual musicRelated: Ragas provide melodic frameworks for many devotional compositions and performances.

• Music of IndiaRelated: Raga organizes melody in Hindustani and Carnatic classical music, though its role varies across traditions.

• Swathi Thirunal Rama VarmaRelated: Raga provides the melodic identity of many compositions attributed to him.