From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishragara‧ga /ˈrɑːɡə/ noun [countable] 1 APMa piece of Indian music based on an ancient pattern of notes2 APMone of the ancient patterns of notes that are used in Indian music
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raga• The difference is that a raga is improvised, Glass's music is not.• When the raga ended there was a silence.Origin raga (1700-1800) Sanskrit “color, musical color” 