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New Vistas in Indian Performing Arts, no. 8
THE ART OF TABLA RHYTHM Essentials, Tradition and Creativity
Sudhir Kumar Saxena Formerly Professor of Music Faculty of Performing Arts M.S. University, Vadodara
Sangeet Natak Akademi New Delhi
D.K. Printworld (P) Ltd. New Delhi
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Saxena, Sudhir Kumar, 1923The ai;of tabla rhythm : essentials, tradition and creativity / Sudhir Kwnar Saxena. xv, 184 p. 25 cm. -(New vistas in Indian performing arts; no. 8) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 8124603685 1. Tabla - Methods. 2. Musical meter and rhythm - India. I. Title. Il. Series: New vistas in Indian perfroming arts; no. 8. DOC 786.93
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ISBN 81-246-0368-5 First Published in India in 2006 © Sangeet Natak Akademi, New Delhi
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To the memory of
Ustad Habeebuddin Khan my main mentor in the art of Tablll rhythm and
Madhukar N. Gurav a pupil unforgettable
Contents Plan of Transliteration
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Preface
xi
Acknowledgement
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1. Introduction
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2. Alphabets of Rhythm and Ways to Play Them
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3. Reyaz or The Discipline of Practice
37
4. Vocabulary of Tabla Rhythm
45
5. Two Idioms of Tabla Rhythm: Solo and Accompaniment
61
6. Gharanas of Tabla
75
7. Principles of Composition
129
8. Creativity at Work Author's Own Compositions
139
9. Epilogue
169
Glossarial Index
181
Preface THIS book climaxes a lifelong interest. Rhythm has fascinated me from my very childhood; and so this academic fruition of my commitment to the art, at the age of eighty-three years, is very satisfying. As I grew up, I had the privilege of nurturing the interest in every possible way, namely, the following: first, years of systematic and dedicated learning under the doyen of the Ajralcctcfi mm mm mm fcctcfi mm mm
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