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grama-raga rāgamālā improvisation alap musical form South Asian music ragam-tanam-pallavi tala khayal śruti dhrupad opera concerto symphony sonata fugue sonata form

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South Asian arts: Music

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Bhimsen Joshi performing live

Bhimsen Joshi

Indian vocalist

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Indian musician and poet

Tyagaraja

Indian composer

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Ali Akbar Khan

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Sheet music from "The Saint Louis Blues" by W.C. Handy, 1914. (St. Louis Blues)

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Young girl wearing a demin jacket playing the trumpet (child, musical instruments, Asian ethnicity)

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