GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.
abhiman - Arrogance, considered the major obstacle in ones learning process.
abhinandan tal - An obscure tal of 20 beats.
abhiram tal - An obscure tal of 24 beats.
abhog - A quaternary theme found in dhrupad and other older vocal forms.
achala swar - A note which is immutably fixed (i.e., Sa and Pa).
ada pech tal - An obscure tal of nine beats.
adachartal - See adachautal.
adachautal - A common 14 beat tal.
addha tal - A tal of 16 beats.
adi lay - In a four unit time, one plays six units per beat. (i.e., 3/4 time, 1 1/2 time, or tisra jati).
adi tal - A south Indian tal of eight beats, similar to both tintal and kaherava.
ajay tal - An unusual tal of 6 3/4 beats.
Ajrada - A village near Meerat.
ajrada baj - A style of playing originating from Ajrada.
akal - (Lit. "without time") a lucknowi gat which ends before the sam.
aksharkal - (Lit. "unit of time required to utter one short letter of the alphabet".) In ancient times this implied a fundamental unit of measuring rhythm. (4 aksharkal = 1 matra)
alap - A slow rhythmless elaboration upon the rag used by vocalists and instrumentalists.
Amir Khusru - Musician during time of Ala-u-Din Khilji.
anagat (grah) - 1) The process of ending a composition before the sam. 2) An archaic term which means to start the composition before the sam (das pran).
anagat tihai - A tihai which ends before the sam.
andolan - (Lit. "swinging"). An ornament of song or melodic instrument which may be described as a slow shake.
ang - (lit. limb, or section) A measure, or vibhag.
angushtana -A style of tukada or rela which concentrates on the fingers.
anima tal - An obscure tal of 13 beats.
ank tal - A rare tal of nine matras.
antarakrida tal - An obscure tal of seven matras.
antara - A secondary theme in vocal styles.
anudrut - 1) Ultra-high speed (see ati-drut). 2) An archaic unit of time equal to two chaturbhag.
anuvadi - A note of the rag which is neither emphasized or deemphasized.
apsara - A celestial nymph.
ara chartal - See adachautal.
ara choutal - See adachautal.
ardhya tal - An obscure tal of 27 beats.
arjun tal - An obscure pakhawaj tal of 20 beats.
aroh - 1) The ascending structure of the rag. 2) The first half of a lom-vilom gat.
arohana - Ascending structure of rag.
arti - A type of worship which is performed by waving a burning lamp in a circular fashion around the idol.
arya tal - An obscure tal of 16 beats.
aryun tal - An obscure pakhawaj tal of 24 beats.
ashadi jog - Guru purnima.
ashtamangal tal - An obscure pakhawaj tal variously described as being 11 or 22 beats.
ashvini tal - An unusual tal of 11 1/2 beats.
ata - Whole wheat flour which is use as a temporary application to the left side of the pakhawaj.
at tal - An obscure pakhawaj tal variously described as being of 10, 12, 14, 18, 22, and 24 beats.
ath - See at tal.
ati drut - Ultra-fast tempo.
ati vilambit - Ultra slow tempo.
atit (grah) - The process of ending a composition after the sam.
atit tihai - A tihai which ends after the sam.
audhav jati - A rag composed of five notes.
avanaddh - A membranous percussive instrument (e.g., tabla, dholak, mridang, etc.)
avap - (Archaic) A style of timekeeping that does not make sound (marg nishabd kriya).
avaroh - 1) The descending structure of a rag. 2) The second half of a lom-vilom gat.
avarohana - Descending structure of rag.
avartan - A cycle of the tal.
avrutti - See avartan.
azan -The Islamic call to prayer.
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