Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Sargam

सरगम

said sar-gam

Meaning

The solfège of Indian music: the sequence of musical notes (sa re ga ma...).

Usage & notes

The scale of notes that forms the alphabet of melody.

Related words

A musical note or pitch; tune.

The slow, unmetered opening passage of a raag that unfolds its melodic shape.