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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "Q" - An Indian Art.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

quaida - See kaida.
quada-rela - See kaida-rela
quawwali - See kawali.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "P" - An Indian Art.

Prashanth | 5:25 PM |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

padhat - See padhant.
padhant - The recitation of bols.
padmini - (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (deshi nishabd kriya).
pakad - (Lit. "to catch") The characteristic movement of a rag.
pakhawaj - A barrel shaped drum with playing heads on both sides.
pakhawaji - One who plays the pakhawaj.
palla - A section of the tihai that is repeated three times.
palta - A permutation of a kaida.
Paluskar - See Vishnu Digambar Paluskar.
panch savari tal - See pancham savari tal.
pancham - The fifth note of the scale.
pancham savari tal - A rare tal of 15 beats.
pancham tal - An obscure tal of 16 beats.
panchashar tal - An obscure tal of 23 beats.
paran - A class of small compositions derived from pakhawaj tradition.
paran tal - See chautal.
parampara - A lineage, or continuum (e.g., Guru-Shishya-Parampara)
paschami baj - The styles of dilli and ajrada gharanas.
pashto - See pashtu.
pashtu - Some consider this to be mere prakar of rupak while others consider this to be a distinctly separate seven-beat tal.
pashupati tal - An obscure tal of 26 beats.
pat tal - An obscure tal in two beats.
patak - (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (deshi nishabd kriya).
patit - (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (deshi nishabd kriya).
paune dugan - The division of four beats into seven equal parts.
payal - An ornamental form of ghungharu.
pench - (Lit. "coil" or "screw") 1) A type of palta or variation in a kaida formed by the repetition of the first line three times. 2) Any palta.
peshkar - (Lit. "introduction") An introductory movement similar to kaida but with a different system of permutation.
peshkar kaida - A kaida produced by having a peshkar follow a strict kaida format.
pipilika yati - (Lit. "the movement of an ant") An ancient rhythmic form characterized by sudden and apparently erratic changes in tempo. This derives its name because such sudden changes are characteristic of the movement of an ant.
pital - (Lit. "brass") The brass shell of the bayan.
plut - An archaic unit of time equal to three laghu.
prabhatkiran tal - An obscure tal of 11 beats.
prakar - Different varieties of theka.
praman tal - An obscure tal in 17 beats.
prasad - Food offered to god.
prastar - Permutations upon a kaida or given theme.
pratap shikhar tal - An obscure tal of 13 or 17 beats.
prati tal - An obscure tal of eight beats.
pravesh - (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (marg nishabd kriya).
pudi - A tabla head.
Punjab - 1) An area along the border between India and Pakistan. 2) The gharana from this area.
punjabi - (Lit. "from Punjab") A 16 beat tal similar to tintal.
puran tal - An obscure tal of 18 beats.
purna tal - An obscure tal of 19 beats.
purbi - (Lit. "Eastern") The style of playing in the Farukhabad, Lucknow, and Benares traditions.
putra rag - In the ancient rag / ragini system a putra rag is the son-rag.
pungi - 1) A bin or snake charmers instrument. 2) Any reeded noisemaker.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "O" - An Indian Art.

Prashanth | 5:24 PM |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

orissi - A style of classical dance from the Eastern state of Orissa.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "N"- An Indian Art.

Prashanth | 5:23 PM |
GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

na - Fundamental tabla bol.
nad siddha - The spiritual mastery over sound to the extent that miracles may be worked.
nadaswaram - A large south Indian oboe used in temples marriages etc.
nagada - A pair of kettle drums played with sticks.
nagada khani rela - A rela which is structured to imitate the sound of a nagada.
nakshatra tal - An obscure tal of 27 beats.
nal - A dholki.
namaskar - A traditional greeting, or show of respect made by bringing the hands together.
namaskari paran - An unusual piece which incorporates a namaskar into the structure, usually into the tihai.
nandi tal - An obscure tal considered by some to be 24 beats and 32 by others.
narayani tal - An unusual tal of 9 3/4 beats.
narada - Great saint in mythology who is said to be responsible for bringing the science of music to mankind.
nat tal - An obscure tal of four beats.
natyashastra - The science of dramatics.
naubat - A traditional group of musicians associated with open air performances at royal courts.
nau-hakka - See nohakka.
nau-ki-tihai - A chakradar.
navaras - The nine primary emotions of the Indian system of aesthetics.
navaratna - Nine jewels or nine learned men of a royal court.
nilakusum tal - An obscure tal of 15 beats.
nilanbuj tal - An obscure tal of 13 beats.
nimish - An archaic unit of time equal to the blink of an eye.
nirdosh tal - An obscure tal of five beats.
nisaru tal - An obscure tal of 10 beats.
nishabd kriya - Timekeeping without making a sound.
nishad - The seventh note of the scale (Ni).
nishkram - (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (marg nishabd kriya).
nishoruk tal - An obscure tal of nine beats.
nohakka - A type of tihai in which the bol "dha" comes nine times.
nomtom - A rhythmic style of introduction found in dhrupad and dhammar.
nrtya - Dance.
numtum - See Nomtom.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS "M"- An Indian Art.

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GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

madan tal - An obscure tal of three or 12 beats.
madhumalati tal - An obscure tal of 16 beats.
madhya lay - Medium tempo.
madhya saptak - The middle octave.
madhyam - The fourth note of the scale (Ma).
magadh tal - An obscure tal of 23 beats.
maha tal - A non-standard name for tintal.
mahaadi lay - Double tempo of adi lay. (i.e., tigun)
mahabiadi lay - Double tempo of biadi lay.
mahakuadi lay - Double tempo of kuadi lay.
mahanat tal - An obscure tal of 14 or 16 beats.
Maharashtra - A state in western India
mahasen tal - An obscure tal of 20 beats.
mahavraj tal - An obscure tal variously considered to be of 8, 12 or 20 beats.
mahesh tal - An obscure tal of nine beats.
mahfil - A gathering, usually for poetry or music.
maidan - The main resonating membrane of tabla or pakhawaj. makarandakirti tal - An obscure tal of 17 beats.
malla tal - An obscure tal, some say of 21 beats, others say 13.
mallikatamode tal - An obscure tal of 16 beats.
mandra saptak - The lower octave.
mani tal - An obscure 11 beat tal.
manipuri - A classical dance style from the northeastern state of Manipur.
manjira - Small cymbals.
manmath tal - An obscure tal of 20 beats.
mansij tal - An obscure tal of 21 beats.
manthika tal - An obscure tal of 13 beats.
marg - 1) Describing the music of the gandharvas or celestial beings. 2) An ancient concept regarding the pauses between the beats. There were four types of marg: dhruva marg, chitra marg, vartik marg, and dakshan marg. marg nishabd kriya - An ancient concept regarding timekeeping with the hands, performed so that sound was not produced. This was specifically used in the marg sangeet.
marg sashabd kriya - An ancient concept regarding timekeeping with the hands, performed so that sound was produced (e.g., snapping of fingers, clapping of hands etc.). This was specifically used in the marg sangeet.
marg tal - A tal of the celestial beings, opposite of deshi tal.
marichi tal - An obscure tal of 26 beats.
masitkhani gat - A slow form played by sitar, sarod, santur and other instruments.
Matang - The author of the Brihaddeshi.
mathya tal - An obscure tal variously considered to be 8, 10, or 16 beats.
matra - The beat.
matt gayand tal - An obscure tal of 19 beats.
matt tal - An obscure tal of nine or 18 beats.
mattavijay tal - An obscure tal of 13 beats.
mayur tal - An obscure tal of 17 beats.
meend - A slide.
megh malhar - A rag which is associated with the rainy season.
mira - A great woman saint.
mirasi - A low caste Muslim community of hereditary musicians.
misra jati - Any rhythm based upon 1 3/4, 3 1/2, 7, 14, etc. beats.
mithilesh tal - An obscure tal of 20 beats.
mitti bayan - A bayan made of clay.
mizrab - A pick worn on the finger to play sitar.
mohan tal - An obscure tal of 12 beats.
mohani tal - An obscure tal of three beats.
mohara - A short composition with a tihai which ends on sam.
mridang - Any two headed barrel shaped drum of the pakhawaj variety.
mridanga yati - An ancient rhythmic form which begins slow, becomes fast towards the middle and again becomes slow towards the end.
mridangam - A south Indian mridang.
mukhada - A very small phrase or composition ending on sam. It may or may not have a tihai.
mukheda - See mukhada.
mundi - A term use by Banarasi musicians to indicate khali.
murali - A flute.
murchana - Modulation, or the process of deriving a new mode by shifting the tonic of an existing mode.
murchang - A jew's harp.
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