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| − | + | ''Aakar'' – singing the open vowel “aa” instead of sargam or bol<br /> | |
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''Aroha'' – ascending scale or series of swaras<br /> | ''Aroha'' – ascending scale or series of swaras<br /> | ||
''Avroha'' – descending scale or series of swaras<br /> | ''Avroha'' – descending scale or series of swaras<br /> | ||
| − | '' | + | ''Bol'' – literally “word”: the sounds produced on the drum such as tabla; also the vocables that represent the sounds, recited by the player; lyrics<br /> |
| − | '' | + | ''Khali'' – Most commonly signifies the midpoint or "empty" half of the rhythmic cycle. [http://www.chandrakantha.com/articles/indian_music/khali.html See also.]<br /> |
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''Komal'' – lowered swara (represented by lower case letters: r g d n)<br /> | ''Komal'' – lowered swara (represented by lower case letters: r g d n)<br /> | ||
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''Matra'' - beat<br /> | ''Matra'' - beat<br /> | ||
| + | ''Palta-alankar'' – permutations & combinations of swaras<br /> | ||
| + | ''Raga'' – melodic structure, characterized by a collections of 5, 6, or 7 (rarely 4) swaras moving in a particular aroha and avroha, having a particular order of importance and one or more characteristic phrases<br /> | ||
| + | ''Saptak, sapta'' - octave<br /> | ||
| + | ''Sargam'' – singing of pitch names, i.e., Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa; also a type of study composition that uses pitch names instead of lyrics<br /> | ||
| + | ''Sur'' – tune (besur – out of tune)<br /> | ||
| + | ''Swara'' – pitch, note<br /> | ||
| + | ''Thata'' – the basic scales from which various ragas can be built Tala – rhythm, rhythmic cycle/s<br /> | ||
''Theka'' – the arrangement of bols in a particular tala<br /> | ''Theka'' – the arrangement of bols in a particular tala<br /> | ||
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Revision as of 23:49, 10 October 2006
Glossary of Terms
Aakar – singing the open vowel “aa” instead of sargam or bol
Aroha – ascending scale or series of swaras
Avroha – descending scale or series of swaras
Bol – literally “word”: the sounds produced on the drum such as tabla; also the vocables that represent the sounds, recited by the player; lyrics
Khali – Most commonly signifies the midpoint or "empty" half of the rhythmic cycle. See also.
Komal – lowered swara (represented by lower case letters: r g d n)
Laya – tempo
Matra - beat
Palta-alankar – permutations & combinations of swaras
Raga – melodic structure, characterized by a collections of 5, 6, or 7 (rarely 4) swaras moving in a particular aroha and avroha, having a particular order of importance and one or more characteristic phrases
Saptak, sapta - octave
Sargam – singing of pitch names, i.e., Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa; also a type of study composition that uses pitch names instead of lyrics
Sur – tune (besur – out of tune)
Swara – pitch, note
Thata – the basic scales from which various ragas can be built Tala – rhythm, rhythmic cycle/s
Theka – the arrangement of bols in a particular tala
Tivra – raised swara (represented by upper case letter or mark above the letter: M, M’)
