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raga1 CONSTRUCTRagaJAIRAZBHOY · ETHNOMUSICOLOGY

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Ethnomusicology

a melodic framework of scale, characteristic phrases, emphasized tones and mood within which musicians compose and improvise.

In ethnomusicology, raga refers to a melodic framework of scale, characteristic phrases, emphasized tones and mood within which musicians compose and improvise. This meaning comes from Jairazbhoy (1971) in The rāgs of North Indian music.[1]

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  1. Jairazbhoy, N. A. (1971). The rāgs of North Indian music. Faber and Faber Ltd. ISBN 9788171543953

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