Indian classical music

ancient music and music theories from the Indian subcontinent

original song written and composed by George Harrison; first recorded by The Beatles

term used in the music of India

meter, time cycle measure in Indian music

A thaat () is a "parent scale" in North Indian or Hindustani music. It is the Hindustani equivalent of the term Melakartha raga of Carnatic music. The concept of the thaat is not exactly equivalent to the western musical scale because the primary function of a thaat is not as a tool for music composition, but rather as a basis for classification of ragas. There is not necessarily strict compliance between a raga and its parent thaat; a raga said to 'belong' to a certain thaat need not allow all the notes of the thaat, and might allow other notes. Thaats are generally accepted to be heptatonic

Thumri () is a vocal genre or style of Indian music. The term derives from the Bhojpuri verb thumak, which describes a rhythmic, dancing walk that makes ankle-bells jingle. The form is thus connected with dance, dramatic gestures, mild eroticism, and evocative love poetry and folk songs (especially from Uttar Pradesh.)

Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian/Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with romantic poetry, and allows the performer greater freedom of expression than dhrupad and is sung with the tabla instead of the pakhavaj. In khyal, ragas are extensively ornamented, and the style calls for more technical virtuosity.

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Indian sitar player

Swara () or svara is an Indian classical music term that connotes simultaneously a breath, a vowel, a note, the sound of a musical note corresponding to its name, and the successive steps of the octave, or saptanka. More comprehensively, it is the ancient Indian concept of the complete dimension of musical pitch. At its most basic comparison to western music, a swara is, essentially, a "note" of a given scale. However, that is but a loose interpretation of the word, as a swara is identified as both a musical note and tone; a "tone" is a precise substitute for sur, relating to "tunefulness". Tr

note meant to be played as one that quickly 'slides' or 'glides' to another note

Sanskrit musicological text

Alankara (), also referred to as palta or alankaram, is a concept in Indian classical music and literally means "ornament, decoration". An alankara is any pattern of musical decoration a musician or vocalist creates within or across tones, based on ancient musical theories or driven by personal creative choices, in a progression of svaras. The term alankara is standard in Carnatic music, while the same concept is referred to as palta or alankara in Hindustani music.

Hāsya (Sanskrit: हास्य) is a Sanskrit word for one of the nine rasas or bhava (mood) of Indian aesthetics, usually translated as humour or comedy. The colour associated with hasya is white and deity, Pramatha, and leads to exultation of the mind.

genre in Hindustani classical music

classical music vocal traditional singing style

ornamentation used in the performance of North and South Indian classical music

thumb|400x400px|A Mehil-e-Mushaira at Hyderabad, in the presence of the courtiers Mehfil or mahfil (Urdu: محفل), alternatively known as Bazm (Urdu: بزم) is a formal venue where indoor recreational activities such as poetic symposiums (mushaira), singing, music, and dance are entertained in parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is part of Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb culture.

ancient classical music of the Indian state of Odisha

Swaralipi () is any system used in sheet music in order to represent aurally perceived music through the use of written notes for Indian classical music. 400px|right|border|Example of Bengali ākārmātrik sôrôlipi ()

thumb|A Sitar - [[Sarod Jugalbandi]] A jugalbandhi or jugalbandi is a performance in Indian classical music, especially in Hindustani classical music but also in Carnatic, that features a duet of two solo musicians. The word jugalbandi means, literally, "entwined twins." The duet can be either vocal or instrumental.

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Nandikeshvara (; 5th century – 4th century BC) was a major theatrologist of ancient India. He was the author of the .

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one of the vocal gharanas of Indian classical music

Svara in the Hindustani classical music and Carnatic Classical Music

Svara in the Hindustani classical music and Carnatic Classical Music

Indian classical music gharana