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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "I" - An Indian Art.

Prashanth | 5:20 PM |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

ikawai tal - An obscure tal of 16 beats.
iktali - An obscure tal of 11 beats.
indra tal - An obscure tal of 15 beats.
indralin tal - An obscure pakhawaj tal of 11 beats.
indranil tal - An obscure pakhawaj tal of 17 beats.
indri - The cloth and fiber ring cushions upon which the tabla rests.
indwi - See indri.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "H" - An Indian Art.

Prashanth | 5:19 PM |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

hamsalol tal - An obscure tal of five beats.
hanuman tal - An obscure tal of 22 beats.
harmonium - A small hand-pumped reed-organ.
hathodi - The small hammer used to tune the tabla.
hemavati tal - An obscure tal of 21 beats.
himangshu tal - An obscure tal of 15 beats.
hinch - A popular four beat folk tal of Gujarat.
hindustani sangeet - North Indian classical music.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "G" - An Indian Art.

Prashanth | 5:18 PM |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

gab - The syahi.
gajajhampa tal - An obscure tal of 15 beats.
gajalila tal - A rare tal variously described as 17 or 18 beats.
gajara - (Lit. a small string of flowers in a women's hair.) The braid of the pudi.
gajarisch tal - An obscure tal of 20 beats.
ganda bandhan - The ceremonial tying of thread around a new disciple's wrist signifying the beginning of ones discipleship.
gandhara - The third note of the scale (Ga).
gandharva - The demigods who, according to mythology, were the original possessors of the celestial art of classical music.
gandharva desh - Abode of the celestial beings.
gandharva veda - The science of music.
Ganesh - The elephant headed God who removes obstacles, often considered the god associated with percussion.
ganesh tal - An obscure tal of either 18, 20 or 21 beats, formerly played on pakhawaj.
garugi panchak tal - An obscure tal of 15 beats.
garugi tal - An obscure tal of nine beats.
gat - 1) A compositional type common in the purbi style of playing. 2) The theme of an instrumental performance.
gat kaida - A gat which is performed to a strict kaida format.
gatta - The wooden dowels in the lacing.
gazal - A style of poetic recitation, today a style of song.
ge - A bol for the left hand.
geet - A song.
gha - A basic bol of the left hand.
ghan - A non-membranous percussion instrument (e.g., bells, manjira, jal tarang, etc.)
gharana - (Lit. "house") A particular subtradition or "school"
gharanedar - A representative of a particular gharana or school.
ghat tal - An obscure tal of eight beats.
ghatam - A large earthenware vessel which is played in south Indian performances.
ghazal - see gazal.
ghe - A bol for the left hand.
ghi or - A bol for the left hand.
ghin - A bol for the left hand.
ghungharu - A collection of very small bells worn around the feet of a dancer.
gi or - A bol for the left hand.
gin - A bol for the left hand.
ginti tihai - A tihai commonly found in kathak, based upon so many small iterations that numbers are used instead of bols.
girali - See chutta.
git - See geet.
gittak - See gatta.
gopuchcha yati - (Lit. "a cow's tail") An ancient variety of rhythmic variation. It begins fast and gradually decreases tempo.
gotuvadhyam - An instrument similar to a Saraswati vina except that it has no frets. It is played with a slide like a Hawaiian guitar.
grah - 1) (ancient) The starting point of the composition. There are four types: sam, visham, atit, and anagat. 2) (modern) The method of handling sam.
grah tal - An obscure tal of nine beats.
grahagrah tal - An obscure tal of 20 beats.
gudri - The kundal.
Gujarat - A state in northwest India.
gun - Times (i.e., ekgun=single time, dugun=double time, tigun=triple time, etc.)
guru - 1) A teacher. 2) An archaic unit of time equal to two laghu.
guru bhai - A fellow disciple under the teacher.
guru purnima - A day set aside to honor the guru.
guru-shishya-parampara - The lineage of teacher to disciple.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "F" - An Indian Art.

Prashanth | 5:15 PM |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

fard - A purbi composition characterized by an absence of khali/bhari structure.
farmaish - Encore. A special request from the audience.
farmaishi paran - Any paran which is used for a farmaish (encore). This term really means nothing. It may be applied to virtually any paran, however, it will more commonly be applied to ekhatthu (ekhatthi), lom-vilom or top compositions.
farodast tal - An old and obscure tal of seven or 14 beats.
Farukhabad - 1) A town in northern Indian. 2) The gharana from this town.
filmi - 1) Pertaining to the film or movie industry. 2) A style of popular music.
fuljhadi - (Lit. a type of fireworks, a "fountain".) A type of gat characterized by sudden changes in the overall speed.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "E" - An Indian Art.

Prashanth | 5:14 PM |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

ekaki vadan - Instrumental solo.
ekgun - A layakari of 1:1 (i.e., single time)
ekhatthi - See ekhatthu.
ekhatthu - A composition which can be played with a single hand.
ektal - A common tal of 12 beats, however, non-standard versions may be found for 3, 4, 5, 7, and even 9 beats.
ektali - See iktali.
ektar - A simple one-stringed folk instrument.
esraj - A bowed instrument related to the sarangi.
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