Describe the Timbre. See also how the timbre of “Devi Niye Tunai” (“O Devi! With Fish-Shaped Eyes”) relates to the three essential layers of musical texture in the diagram in Worlds of Music, p. 311.)
What will be an ideal response?
• Solo melody by female vocalist
• Electronic drone (no performer required)
• Note the nasal timbre, a preferred tone color in Indian music.
• Rhythm (percussion) by mridangam
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d) designing a grand stairway to the entrance.