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Carnatic music in Irta is almost the same as in our timeline, with some differences: | Carnatic music in Irta is almost the same as in our timeline, with some differences: | ||
*Songs with Buddhist lyrics? | *Songs with Buddhist lyrics? | ||
*Unlike in our timeline, the esraj (held vertically) is used instead of the violin. It is borrowed from North Indian music. | *Unlike in our timeline, the esraj (held vertically and called the ''ravaka'', etymologically related to ''rabab'' with the same random sound change that produced European ''rebec'') is used instead of the violin. It is borrowed from North Indian music. | ||
*There are some ragas not found in our timeline's Carnatic music like ''Sabhā'' (an adaptation of maqam Saba) and ''Desikasrī'' (adapted from the Hindustani raga Shree). | *There are some ragas not found in our timeline's Carnatic music like ''Sabhā'' (an adaptation of maqam Saba), ''Śikhā'' (an adaptation of Sikah) and ''Desikasrī'' (adapted from the Hindustani raga Shree). | ||
*Certain ragas like ''Kharaharapriyā'' are not as common as in our timeline but others like ''Ghaṇṭa'', ''Kalgaḍa'' and ''Dēvāmṛtavarṣiṇi'' are more common | *Certain ragas like ''Kharaharapriyā'' are not as common as in our timeline but others like ''Ghaṇṭa'', ''Kalgaḍa'' and ''Dēvāmṛtavarṣiṇi'' are more common | ||
*Some ragas go by different names from our timeline, like ''Desikabhairavi'' instead of ''Sindhubhairavi''. | *Some ragas go by different names from our timeline, like ''Desikabhairavi'' instead of ''Sindhubhairavi''. | ||
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*''Vasanta'' and ''Lalita'' are sung with the flat 3rd | *''Vasanta'' and ''Lalita'' are sung with the flat 3rd | ||
* Bb A Bb C (Bb)Ab, G is a phrase used in ''Dhanyāsi'' in Irta but not in our timeline | * Bb A Bb C (Bb)Ab, G is a phrase used in ''Dhanyāsi'' in Irta but not in our timeline | ||
* ''Mohanam'' is sung in a more folksy style (like our timeline's ''Pahadi'') and has more chromatic variations, A G# A E D# E D C# D is a common phrase; conversely ''Kapi'' and ''Shivaranjani'' are considered heavy ragas and are sung in a classical style | |||
==72 melakartas in Irta== | ==72 melakartas in Irta== | ||
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*Kosalam: C D# E F# G A B | *Kosalam: C D# E F# G A B | ||
*Rasikapriya: C D# E F# G A# B | *Rasikapriya: C D# E F# G A# B | ||
==Rhythm== | |||
Carnatic music in Irta is organized around a tala system very similar to our timeline's, except that some talas are much more common including the 12 beat ''Caturashra jāti ata tāla'' and more complex cycles like the 23 beat ''Mishra jāti dhruva tāla''. | |||
==Composers== | ==Composers== | ||
*A composer who was influenced by North Indian music and Buddhism | *A 16th century composer who was influenced by North Indian music and Buddhism | ||
**Invented the | **The melakarta system hadn't been discovered then | ||
**Invented the fretted veena, influenced by the sitar (might actually have been the first veena in Irta's Carnatic music? previously veenas and tamburas were one and the same and were played with a slide) | |||
*___ Sastri, famous for challenging the melakarta system | *___ Sastri, famous for challenging the melakarta system | ||