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However, in Hindustani music, 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. In Carnatic music things are a bit different; speed and pitch profile of of ornaments, vibratos, and slides generally matter more than exact pitch in a raga ~~(see below)~~.

See [[#clarke2024rags|''Rāgs Around the Clock'']] for a fuller discussion of notation in Hindustani music. In Carnatic music things are a bit different; speed and pitch profile of of ornaments, vibratos, and slides generally matter more than exact pitch in a raga.

== Ornamentation ==

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Andolan is a gentle oscillation in pitch within a given note.<ref name="clarke2024rags" />

In Hindustani music a gamaka is a 'shake' in pitch around a series of notes

In Hindustani music a gamaka is a 'shake' in pitch around a series of notes<ref name="clarke2024rags" />. In Carnatic terminology, gamaka is the general term for an ornament, and it includes various kinds such as:

~~(in~~ Carnatic terminology gamaka is the general term for an ornament).~~<ref name="clarke2024rags" />~~

* vibratos (both small, within a pitch class, and large, between pitch classes and possibly as wide as a minor third)

* slides

* quick grace notes (lower grace notes like A-G#-A or G#-A more common than upper ones like A-Bb-A or Bb-A)

* turns (like F#-E-D#-E, the first three being grace notes)

* more complex ones like tones sliding into vibratos (like A sliding up to a vibrato between E and F).

== The tanpura ==

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 However, in Hindustani music, 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. In Carnatic music things are a bit different; speed and pitch profile of of ornaments, vibratos, and slides generally matter more than exact pitch in a raga (see below).
+See [[#clarke2024rags|''Rāgs Around the Clock'']] for a fuller discussion of notation in Hindustani music. In Carnatic music things are a bit different; speed and pitch profile of of ornaments, vibratos, and slides generally matter more than exact pitch in a raga.
 == Ornamentation ==
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 Andolan is a gentle oscillation in pitch within a given note.<ref name="clarke2024rags" />
-In Hindustani music a gamaka is a 'shake' in pitch around a series of notes
+In Hindustani music a gamaka is a 'shake' in pitch around a series of notes<ref name="clarke2024rags" />. In Carnatic terminology, gamaka is the general term for an ornament, and it includes various kinds such as:
-(in Carnatic terminology gamaka is the general term for an ornament).<ref name="clarke2024rags" />
+* vibratos (both small, within a pitch class, and large, between pitch classes and possibly as wide as a minor third)
+* slides
+* quick grace notes (lower grace notes like A-G#-A or G#-A more common than upper ones like A-Bb-A or Bb-A)
+* turns (like F#-E-D#-E, the first three being grace notes)
+* more complex ones like tones sliding into vibratos (like A sliding up to a vibrato between E and F).
 == The tanpura ==