tala
[Hindi]
Fixed time cycle or meter in Indian music, built from uneven groupings of beats.
SUGGESTED LISTENING EXAMPLES:
- Shankar: Bhimpalesi (demo, excerpt)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 4, Track 9
- Shankar: Bhimpalesi (middle)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 61
- Traditional: South Indian. Thumri (Vina)
- W. W. Norton - 4-CD Musical Example Bank --
Disc 3, Track 60
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