CARNATIC
MUSIC TERMS
- Swaram counts
The
following terms are applicable to ascending scale (ārōhanam) of arāgam,
descending scale (avarōhanam) of a rāgam, or the rāgam as a whole.
- Owdavarāgam
Owdavarāgam
is arāgam that has only five of the seven swarams in its scale. It is a
pentatonic scale.
- Svarantararāgam
Svarantararāgam
is arāgam that has only four of the seven swarams in its scale.
WESTERN
MUSIC TERMS
- Recitative
[reh-sih-tah-teev]
From the Italian "recitativo." A declamatory style of singing
designed to imitate the natural inflections of speech. It was developed by a
group of Florentine intellectuals (c.1600) in an attempt to recreate the
performance style of ancient Greek tragedy, and became an essential feature of
operas and oratorios. In early Baroque operas, [cons/genres] the distinction
between recitative and aria was often blurred; by the late Baroque (c. 1700)
the two were completely distinct in style and purpose, with recitative used to
propel the plot and aria used for poetic reflection. In the Romantic period the
lines between the two forms began to blur again. Baroque and Classical opera
featured two types of recitative: recitativo secco ("dry recitative")
featuring quick articulation of the text, accompanied by harpsichord; and
recitativo accompagnato("accompanied recitative"), more dramatic and
melodic, accompanied by the full orchestra .
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