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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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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

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

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

• 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.

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

• 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.