Tarana

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "other uses". Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Sidebar/configuration' not found. Tarana is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (madhya laya) or fast (drut laya) rate. It was invented by Amir Khusro (1253–1325 CE)[1].[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">further explanation needed] In modern times, the singer Amir Khan helped popularize it and researched its origins and the syllables used. Nissar Hussain Khan was a tarana singer.

Form

A second, contrasting melody, usually with higher notes, is introduced once before returning to the main melody.[citation needed] The tarana may include a Persian quatrain, and may use syllables from sitar or tabla such as "dar-dar" or "dir-dir"; singers might recite full compositions (e.g. tihais, gats, tukdas)[<span title="Script error: No such module "decodeEncode".">further explanation needed] within the body of the tarana.

History

Thakur Jaidev Singh, a commentator on Indian music, said:

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Massey, Reginald (2004). India's Dances. Abhinav Publications. p. 13. ISBN 81-7017-434-1.

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