Unit 2: Desadi, Madyadi Talas Flashcards
1
Q
Explain relationship between Tala and Laya
A
Laya is Rhythm, Tala is beat
Tala is how you measure Laya
2
Q
Desadi tala Definition
A
Like adi tala, but song starts on 3rd beat
3/4 of avartanam
Pantu riti koluvu
3
Q
Madhyadi tala Definition
A
Like adi tala, but song starts on 2nd beat
1/2 of avartanam
Narayanathe
4
Q
What are Madyadi and Desadi talas used for
A
Bhajan, Harikatha, folk songs
5
Q
Define Chaapu tala
A
Time measure with 2 unequal beats
The first is shorter than the 2nd
good for dance
6
Q
Misra chaapu
A
3+4 (krama)
most used, if someone says chaapu, they mean this
4+3 (viloma)
7
Q
Khanda Chaapu
A
2+3
aka ara jampa
8
Q
Tisra Chaapu
A
1+2
rarely used
9
Q
Sankirna Chaapu
A
4+5
Uncommon, ussed in pallavis
