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Carnatic Glossary W - listed here are terms beginning with W. If you find a Carnatic term that isn't listed, just send a note.
whole-step - in Western music, two half-steps, or a jump of 2 swarastaanas, for example from C to D, D to E, F to G, G to A, A to B. In Carnatic, this would be for example from s to r2 women's shruti - women usually sing at a pitch of about 4 1/2 to 5 (F# to G in Western notation)
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