Aadhaa

Posted By: ANEESH.PRADHAN On 17th Apr, 2012 7:03 AM

Category: Definition
Genre: Hindustani Classical Music
 
Publisher: Aneesh Pradhan
Source: Aneesh Pradhan
Author: Aneesh Pradhan

Lit. half (H).  Name of a sixteen-matra taal used primarily in slow and medium tempo for thumri.  Also called Jat and at times counted in double speed, thus, making it an eight-matra taal.  The theka in both cases is the same and is as follows:

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II

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

III

 

 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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16

Dha

-

dhin

-

dha

dha

tin

-

ta

-

tin

-

dha

dha

 

dhin

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