GLOSSARY OF TERMS "T" - An Indian Art.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS- An Indian Art.

ta - Fundamental tabla bol of the right hand.
ta - Fundamental tabla bol.
taali - See tali.
tabaliya - A respectful term for a tabla player.
tabalji - A slightly derogatory term for a tabla player.
tabla - 1) The pair of Indian hand drums. 2) The right hand drum of the pair. 3) The Arabic word for any drum.
tabla tarang - A musical instrument composed of numerous wooden tabla tuned to different pitches.
tal - 1) The Indian system of rhythm. 2) A particular rhythmic cycle (e.g., tintal, rupak tal, etc.) 3) Clapping of hands. 4) (Archaic) A style of timekeeping in the marg sashabd kriya characterized by the striking of the stationary left hand with the right hand.
tal-lipi - Percussion notation.
tal paddhati - A theoretical framework of rhythm.
tal-vadhya-kachari - A percussion ensemble.
tali - Clapped.
talim - 1) Education, training. 2) A body of pedagogic material.
tamasha - A street performance.
tamir tal - An obscure tal of 14 beats.
tamrakarni tal - An obscure tal of nine beats.
tan - A run of musical notes (i.e., a melodic lick).
tanpura - A long necked, stringed instrument for providing the drone.
Tansen - A great musician in the court of the Emperor Akbar.
tappa - A Punjabi style of semi-classical singing.
tappa tal - A 16 beat tal.
tar saptak - The higher octave.
tarana - A style of singing, originally of Persian origin, today characterized by meaningless syllables.
tasa or tasha - A small drum which is beaten with sticks.
tasma - The rawhide lacing of the tabla.
tat - 1) A tabla bol. 2) A plucked string instrument (e.g., sitar, sarod, etc.)
tawaif - 1) A female entertainer. 2) A prostitute.
tavil - A large drum used in south Indian temples.
te - A tabla bol.
teental - See tintal.
tesra - See tisra
tevra tal - See tivra tal.
thah - See thanh
thah dun - A term used by Benares musicians to indicate a composition played twice, the second time being twice the speed of the first.
thanh - 1) Vilambit. 2) Single time.
thappi - An accompaniment pattern of pakhawaj similar to prakar.
that - A mode.
theka - 1) The fundamental rhythmic pattern used for timekeeping. 2) A type of theme and variation, similar to peshkar, used by musicians of the Benares gharana.
thu - A tabla bol.
thumri - A semiclassical style of singing.
thumri tal - A 16-beat tal used in the accompaniment of thumri singing.
thun - A tabla bol.
ti - Fundamental tabla bol.
tigun - A layakari of 3:1 (i.e., triple-time.)
tihai - A cadenza composed of three identical sections.
tilwara tal - A 16 beat tal similar to tintal.
timir tal - See tamir tal.
tin - Fundamental tabla bol.
tintal - A very common tal of 16 beats.
tipalli - A type of tihai where each phrase is in a different tempo.
tisra - Third.
tisra jati - Triplets.
tisri tali - Third clap.
tivra tal - An old pakhawaj tal of seven beats.
tiya - See tihai.
toda - A tihai
todi - 1) A that (mode). 2) The major rag in Todi that.
top - (Lit. "cannon") A loud paran which characterizes thunder, battles, or similar moods.
tra - A tabla bol of the right hand.
tripalli - See tipalli.
triputa tal - An obscure tal of 8, 9, 11, or 13 beats.
trital - Tintal, a common 16 beat tal.
triveni tal - An obscure tal of 19 beats.
tryastra jati - Any rhythm composed of 3, 6, 12, etc. beats.
tu - A tabla bol.
tukada - A small composition containing a small body and a tihai, very similar to paran except that the bols do not show a pakhawaj influence.
tukheda - See tukada.
tun - A tabla bol.
turanglila tal - An obscure tal of 10 beats.