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Raga (singular rag or raga, plural raga or ragas) is a complex structure of musical melody used in India and should not be confused with scales. The main part of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy Book and the perpetual Guru of the Sikhs consists of 31 distinct section called Ragas. The holy Granth starts with the a non-raga section which begins with Japji as the first entry. This is followed by Rehras and ending with Kirtan Sohila. Every time of the day, morning, afternoon, evening and night, has its specific ragas. Also See Kirtan, Sikh Kirtan, Taal, Ragmala

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  • Raga (singular rag or raga, plural raga or ragas) is a complex structure of musical melody used in India and should not be confused with scales. The main part of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy Book and the perpetual Guru of the Sikhs consists of 31 distinct section called Ragas. The holy Granth starts with the a non-raga section which begins with Japji as the first entry. This is followed by Rehras and ending with Kirtan Sohila. Every time of the day, morning, afternoon, evening and night, has its specific ragas. Also See Kirtan, Sikh Kirtan, Taal, Ragmala
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  • Raga (singular rag or raga, plural raga or ragas) is a complex structure of musical melody used in India and should not be confused with scales. The main part of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy Book and the perpetual Guru of the Sikhs consists of 31 distinct section called Ragas. The holy Granth starts with the a non-raga section which begins with Japji as the first entry. This is followed by Rehras and ending with Kirtan Sohila. Then begins the main section consisting of 31 Ragas or chapters. A raga is a musical structure or set of rules of how to build a melody. It specifies a scale, as well as rules for movements up and down the scale; which notes should figure more and which notes should be used more sparingly; etc. The result is a framework that can be used to compose or improvise melodies in, so that melodies in a certain raga will always be recognisable yet allowing endless variation. A raga is basically a set of rules of how to build a melody. It specifies a scale, as well as rules for movements up and down the scale, which notes should figure more and which notes should be used more sparingly, which notes take which ornamentation, which notes must be bent, which notes may be bent, phrases to be used, phrases to be avoided, and so on. The result is a framework that can be used to compose or improvise melodies in, so that melodies in a certain raga will always be recognisable yet allowing endless variation. The underlying scale is a five, six or seven tone-scale. In the seven tone-scale the second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh notes can be sharp or flat, making up the twelve notes in the Western scale. However, ragas can specify microtonal changes to this scale: a flatter second, a sharper seventh, and so forth. Furthermore, such variations can occur between styles, performers or simply follow the mood of the performer. There is no absolute pitch; instead, each performance simply picks a ground note, and the other scale degrees follow relative to the ground note. Every time of the day, morning, afternoon, evening and night, has its specific ragas. Also See Kirtan, Sikh Kirtan, Taal, Ragmala
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