Peyman Nasehpour
Introduction
There are so many light
classical taals. The two of them, kaharba (8 beats) and dadra (6 beats), are the
most common. In this article I give some dadra variations.
Dadra Theka from [D]:
Dadra is
in 6 beats divided into 3+3. The dadra theka is:
Dha Dhi Na Na Tu
Na
Dadra Variations
Dadra Variation No. 1 from [D]:
Dha Ga Dhi Na Ge
Na Na Ka Tu Na Ke Na
Introduction
There are so many light
classical taals. The two of them, kaharba (8 beats) and dadra (6 beats), are the
most common. In this article I give some dadra variations.
Dadra Theka from [D]:
Dadra is
in 6 beats divided into 3+3. The dadra theka is:
Dha Dhi Na Na Tu
Na
Dadra Variations
Dadra Variation No. 1 from [D]:
Dha Ga Dhi Na Ge
Na Na Ka Tu Na Ke Na
Dadra Variation No. 2 from
[D]:
Dha -- Te Te Dha Ti Dha Ga Tu Na Ke Na
Ta -- Te Te Ta Ti Dha
Ga Dhi Na Ge Na
Dadra Variation No. 3 from
[D]:
Dha Ti Dha Na Tu Na Ta Ti Dha Na Dhi Na
Dadra Variation No. 4 from
[D]:
Tu Na Dha Ti Dha Na Tu Na Ta Ti Ta Na
Now I give the variations that I have composed them some years
ago. It is quite natural that some people have composed sinilar or the same
variations.
Dha Ge Na Na Tu Na Ta Ke Na Na Dhi Na
Ti Dha Ge Na Dha
Ti Dha Ga Tu Na Ke Na
Ti Ta Ke Na Dha Ti Dha Ga Dhi Na Ge Na
Dha Ge Na
Na Te Te Ta Ge Dha Na Te Te
Dha Ge Na Dha Dhi Na Ge Na TeRe KeTe Tu
Na
Ta Ke Na Ta Tu Na Ke Na TeRe KeTe Dhi Na
Dha Ti Dha Na TeRe KeTe
Dha Ti Dha Na Tu Na
Ta Ti Ta Na TeRe KeTe Dha Ti Dha Na Dhi Na
Dhe Te
Dhe Te TeRe KeTe Dha Ga Tu Na Ke Na
Te Te Te Te TeRe KeTe Dha Ga Dhi Na Ge
Na
Tihai-s for Dadra:
Here I
give a general formula for dadra tihai:
A B C D E F
Dha, -- -- A B C
D E F Dha, -- --
A B C D E F
Dha.
An
Example for Dadra Tihai
Dha Ga Dhi Na Ge Na
Dha, -- -- Dha Ga Dhi
Na Ge Na Dha, -- --
Dha Ga Dhi Na Ge Na
Dha.
It is obvious
that it is possible to use ektaal tihai for dadra tihai also.
Reference:
[D]: Aloke Dutta, Tabla (Lessons and
Practice), 2nd Edition, Texas, 1995
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