Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...
of the
Indian subcontinent
The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...
.
Dadra tala
This is a Hindustani classical '' tala'' (rhythmic cycle), consisting of six beats in two equal divisions of three. The most commonly accepted theka or basic pattern for this tala is ''dha dhi na, dha tu na''. There is a higher emphasis laid on the first swar in comparison the following two, that is, ''dha'' - higher emphasis following ''dhi'' ''na'' and again a higher emphasis on ''dha'' following ''tu'' ''na''.
Theka of Dadra Tala
मात्रा भाग : 3-3.
धा धिं ना - धा तीं ना
It has a characteristic pattern of
bols Bols may refer to:
* Bol (music), an element of Indian rhythm
* Lucas Bols, a Dutch distilling company
* Bols (brand)
Bols is a brand name used by Lucas Bols, a Dutch distiller of alcoholic beverages. The brand line currently consists of vodkas, ...
(theka).
This can also be shown using the following figure
Dadra (genre)
In this context ''dadra'' is a light classical vocal form in
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...
, mostly performed in
Agra
Agra (, ) is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about south-east of the national capital New Delhi and 330 km west of the state capital Lucknow. With a population of roughly 1.6 million, Agra is ...
and in
Bundelkhand
Bundelkhand (, ) is a geographical and cultural region and a proposed state and also a mountain range in central & North India. The hilly region is now divided between the states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, with the larger portion lyin ...
region. It was originally accompanied by dadra tala (from where the term for the genre was borrowed), but later dadra compositions are often found in other light talas (such as ''
keherwa
Keharwa or Kaharva is a tala of Hindustani music. Keherwa has many variations including dhumaali, "bhajani", and qawwali.
Beats = 8
Division = 2
Arrangement
Keharwa is an 8-beat pattern used in ragas. It has eight beats in two equal divisions (v ...
'').
The peculiarity of Dadra genre is that the Sthayi is in
Braj Bhasha
The Braj language, ''Braj Bhasha'', also known as Vraj Bhasha or Vrij Bhasha or Braj Bhāṣā or Braji or Brij Bhasha or Braj Boli, is a Western Hindi language. Along with Awadhi (a variety of Eastern Hindi), it was one of the two predominant ...
Interview with Tannishtha Chatterjee, Indian Artist
There have been some Bollywood songs as well based on the same for instance Madan Mohan (music director), Madan Mohan composition -'' Lag Jaa Gale'', a song from the movie ''Woh Kaun Thi''.
See also
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Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...