GLOSSARY OF TERMS "N"- An Indian Art.

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.