| Across: |
| 4 |
Very small changes in the pitch of a note |
| 6 |
The part in India in which the Hindustani musical
tradition exists |
| 8 |
A
cycle of beats |
| 10 |
The first beat of a rhythmic cycle |
| 11 |
In a performance the music becomes fast and rhythmic
during this section |
| 12 |
An instrument like a sitar, but without
frets |
| 15 |
The slow, unmetred, improvisatory section of a
performance | |
| Down: |
| 1 |
A
repeated Tabla phrase |
| 2 |
Background notes forming the
accompaniment |
| 3 |
The number of notes in Indian music (svaras) each of
which is called by a syllable such as 'sa' or
'ri' |
| 5 |
The full name of the pair of drums used in Indian
music |
| 7 |
All melodic instruments strive to receate the timbre
of this |
| 9 |
In this section the drums enter and the fixed
(composed) tune is introduced upon which improvisations will
be based |
| 11 |
This is when the music first becomes more structured
and it is possible to feel a sense of metre |
| 13 |
A
set of ascending and descending notes somewhere between a
scale and a melody and associated with a time of the day (or
night) |
| 14 |
Rapid flourishes in a scalic
fashion | |