madman3123 | 27 Jun 2009 09:32 | Quote> |
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Im trying to write some indian music it is in rag mian ki todi and I'm hitting some difficulties so if you could please answer my questions to the best of your ability. The rag im using is sampurna sampurna btw 1 When it says the drone is Sa, Pa or Sa, Komal Dha does it mean a constant sa pa harmonic interval or sa, komal dha harmonic interval. Or do i switch between sa, pa and sa, komal dha in harmonic interval form 2 Could the drone just be alternating between sa and pa or sa and komal dha depending on my decision 3 Is there a set rhythm I find no mention of one but certain sources I've found says there is one 4 How do I incorporate the vadi and samvadi I have some lyrics in Urdu that came from a poem I wrote in english for this piece that were translated into urdu by a friend since indian music is pretty much mostly vocal. I just need the music. I just realised I've used terms like vadi etc without explanation but if you follow this link: http://chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/mian_ki_todi/miyan_ki_todi.html when describing the raga information it tells you what these terms mean. I've learnt the meanings of the terms and the indian version of the solfege for this but I cant find sources to teach me how to write the music its self so help would be appreciated oh and the indian solfege (sargam) is: Sa Re Ma Pa Dha Sa and with accidentals included it is: Sa, Komal Re, Re, Komal Ga, Ga, Ma Tivra, Ma, Pa, Komal Dha, Dha, Komal Ni, Ni |