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Raga

2 stages from Sanskrit to English.

Today it means a melodic framework for improvisation and composition in Indian classical music
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Stage 1 of 2
raga
Sanskrit · ancient
"color, mood, passion"
literally color, mood, a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music
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Stage 2 of 2
raga
English · 1800s
"a melodic framework used in Indian classical music"
adopted directly for the melodic framework of Indian classical music
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