GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.
cabas - A simple instrument made from beads and coconut which is used in film and folk music.
cakkardar - See chakradar.
calan - See chalan.
capaknewala - See chapaknewala.
Carnatic sangeet - The south Indian system of music.
caugun - See chaugun.
chachar tal - See dipchandi.
chakra tal - An obscure tal variously described as five or 30 beats.
chakradar - A tihai in which each phrase is a tihai in itself.
chala - See chalan.
chalan - Some consider this to be similar to peshkar while some consider it to be similar to laggi or ladi. There is not a broadly accepted definition.
champak tal - See adachautal.
chanchar - See dipchandi.
chand - A theme and variation based upon unusual syncopations.
chandra tal - An obscure tal of 18 beats.
chandrachartal - See chandrachautal.
chandrachautal - An obscure tal of 13 beats.
chandrakala tal - An obscure tal of 15 beats.
chandrakrida tal - An obscure tal of nine beats.
chandramani tal - An obscure tal of 11 beats.
chang tal - An obscure eight beat tal.
chant - See chat.
chanti - See chat.
chapaka tal - An obscure eight beat tal.
chapaknewala - A type of Dha characterized by a strong "Tak" sound.
charbag - A type of gat or paran revolving around a particular bol played four times.
chartal - See chautal.
chartal ki sawari - A rare tal of 11 beats.
chart - See chat
chat - The outer section of the tabla skin.
chat tal - An obscure tal of 12 beats.
chati - See chat.
chatrustal - An obscure tal of 10 beats.
chatur tal - An obscure tal of 15 beats.
chaturbhag - An archaic unit of time equal to two kalas.
chaturput tal - An obscure tal of nine beats.
chaturstra jati - Any rhythm composed of 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, etc. beats.
chaugun - A layakari of 4:1. (i.e., quadruple time.)
chauhai - Similar to tihai except there is a repetition of the phrase four times instead of three.
chaupalli - 1) The same as tipalli except with four sections. 2) A composition revolving around a quadruple repetition of a single bol (e.g.,. . . . . . .).
chautal - An old 12 beat pakhawaj tal.
chegun - (Lit. "six-times") Six strokes per beat.
chela - A disciple, or student.
chikari - The drone strings on the sides of sitar, sarod and a few other instruments.
chilla - 40 days of reclusion and austerities.
chinh - Notational elements.
chitra tal - An obscure tal variously described as two or 15 beats.
chota kheyal - A fast vocal style.
choti savari tal - Considered by most to be synonymous to pancham savari.
chougun - see chaugun.
chudamani tal - An obscure tal considered by some to be 17 beats and 32 beats by others.
chutta - The cushioned rings which support the tabla.
cilla - See chilla.
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