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TYPE TALA GHARANA COMPOSER SUBMITTER DATE
Kaida Tintal Delhi traditional Louis Counter 05/10/99
COMPOSITION
theme                                                    
DhaaTeTeDhaa  TeTeDhaaDhaa  TeTeDhaaGe   TuNaKeNa       |
TaaTeTeTaa    TeTeTaaTaa    TeTeDhaaGe   DhinNaaGeNa    |


variation 1                                              
DhaaTeTeDhaa  TeTeDhaaDhaa  DhaaTeTeDhaa TeTeDhaaDhaa   |
(Theme)                                                  
(Khali)                                                  
(Theme)                                                  

variation 2                                              
DhaaTeTeDhaa  TeTeDhaaDhaa  TeTeDhaaDhaa TeTeDhaaDhaa   |
(Theme)                                                  
(Khali)                                                  
(Theme)                                                  


variation 3                                              
DhaaTeTeDhaa  TeTeDhaaTe   TeDhaaTeTe     DhaaDhaaTeTe  |
(Theme)                                                  
(Khali)                                                  
(Theme)                                                  


variation 4                                              
TeTeDhaaGe    DhinNaGeNa   TeTeDhaaGe     DhinNaGeNa    |
(Theme)                                                  
(Khali)                                                  
(Theme)                                                  


variation 5                                              
TeTeTeTe      DhaaGeDhinNa GeNaDhaaGe     DhinNaGeNa    |
(Theme)                                                  
(Khali)                                                  
(Theme)                                                  


variation 6                                              
DhaaGeDhinNa  GeNaTeTe     TeTeDhaaGe     DhinNaGeNa    |
(Theme)                                                  
(Khali)                                                  
(Theme)                                                  


variation 7                                              
DhaaGeDhinNa  GeNaDhinNa   GeNaDhaaGe     DhinNaGeNa    |
(Theme)                                                  
(Khali)                                                  
(Theme)                                                  


variation 8                                              
DhaaGeDhaaGe  DhaaGeDhinNa GeNaDhaaGe     DhinNaGeNa    |
(Theme)                                                  
(Khali)                                                  
(Theme)                                                  

COMMENTS
Please note that this kaida is not complete. Only the theme and variations are listed. To make the composition add up to 16 beats you must follow this example, as applied to Variation 1:
x DhaaTeTeDhaa  TeTeDhaaDhaa  DhaaTeTeDhaa TeTeDhaaDhaa
2 DhaaTeTeDhaa  TeTeDhaaDhaa  TeTeDhaaGe   TuNaKeNa    
o TaaTeTeTaa    TeTeTaaTaa    TaTeTeTaa    TeTeTaaTaa  
3 TaaTeTeTaa    TeTeTaaTaa    TeTeDhaaGe   DhinNaaGeNaa
I have also seen versions where the last line would be written as:
3 TaaTeTeTaa    TeTeDhaaDhaa    TeTeDhaaGe  DhinNaaGeNaa
(Taa=Naa)

 

 


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