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== Sargam notation == | == Sargam notation == | ||
The seven notes (svara) of the major scale are called Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and Ni. | The seven notes (svara) of the major scale are called Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and Ni. | ||
Notes can be natural (shuddh), sharp (tivra), or flat (komal). | Notes can be natural (shuddh), sharp (tivra), or flat (komal). Sa and Pa are always natural, Pa is never flat, and the others are never sharp. This gives, to begin with, a twelve note framework. | ||
This gives, to begin with, a twelve note framework. | |||
However, notes can be 'very flat' (ati komal), indicating a microtonal inflection. | However, notes can be 'very flat' (ati komal), indicating a microtonal inflection. | ||
See [[#clarke2024rags|''Rāgs Around the Clock'']] for a fuller discussion of notation in Hindustani music. | See [[#clarke2024rags|''Rāgs Around the Clock'']] for a fuller discussion of notation in Hindustani music. | ||