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Re: Sitar Looping

>----- Original Message -----
>From: <chrismandel@juno.com>
>
>>     It seems to me that the number of note being played at
>>once by the drone instrument isn't really the point.  Indian music,
>>by and large, lacks voice leading and modulation. You can play a
>>C chord or even a C13 chord till the cows come home and it would
>>still be pretty minimalist, harmonically speaking, if there were no chord
>changes.
>
>To interpret the Indian Classical Music tradition through
>the lens of European Classical music would be the best way to
>totally miss out on a rich musical tradition.

so what do you do or suggest, David?

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