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{{short description|Type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music}} | {{short description|Type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music}} | ||
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'''''Tarana''''' is a type of composition in [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocal music in which certain words | '''''Tarana''''' is a type of composition in [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical]] vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Arabic language|Arabic]] phonemes are rendered at a medium (''madhya laya'') or fast (''drut laya'') rate. It was invented by [[Amir Khusro]] (1253–1325 CE)<ref>{{cite book | ||
| last = Massey | | last = Massey | ||
| first = Reginald | | first = Reginald | ||
| title = India's Dances | | title = India's Dances | ||
| year = 2004 | |||
| publisher = Abhinav Publications | | publisher = Abhinav Publications | ||
| pages = 13 | | pages = 13 | ||
| isbn = 81-7017-434-1 | | isbn = 81-7017-434-1 | ||
}}</ref> | }}</ref>.{{explain|date=July 2022}} In modern times, the singer [[Amir Khan (singer)|Amir Khan]] helped popularize it and researched its origins and the syllables used. [[Nissar Hussain Khan]] was a tarana singer. | ||
==Form== | ==Form== | ||
A second, contrasting melody, usually with higher notes, is introduced once before returning to the main melody.{{Citation needed|date=June 2010}} The tarana may include a [[ruba'i|Persian quatrain]], and may use syllables from [[sitar]] or [[tabla]] such as "dar-dar" or "dir-dir"; singers might recite full compositions (e.g. tihais, gats, tukdas){{explain|date=July 2022}} within the body of the tarana. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Thakur Jaidev Singh]], a commentator on Indian music, said: | |||
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[Tarana] was entirely an invention of Khusrau. | [Tarana] was entirely an invention of Khusrau... True, Khusrau had before him the example of Nirgit songs using śuṣk-akṣaras (meaningless words) and pāṭ-akṣaras (mnemonic syllables of the mridang)... But generally speaking, the Nirgit used hard consonants. Khusrau... introduced mostly Persian words with soft consonants. Secondly, he so arranged these words that they bore some sense.<ref>{{Cite book | author=Singh, Thakur Jai Deva | chapter=Khusrau’s Musical Compositions | editor=Ansari, Zoe | title=Life, Times & Works of Amir Khusrau Dehlavi | year=1975 | publisher=National Amir Khusrau Society | location=New Delhi | pages=276}}</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Hindustani music]] | [[Category:Hindustani music genres]] | ||
[[Category:Hindustani music terminology]] | [[Category:Hindustani music terminology]] | ||
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Tarana is a type of composition in Hindustani classical vocal music in which certain words (e.g. "odani", "todani", "tadeem" and "yalali") based on Persian and Arabic phonemes are rendered at a medium (madhya laya) or fast (drut laya) rate. It was invented by Amir Khusro (1253–1325 CE)[1].[further explanation needed] In modern times, the singer Amir Khan helped popularize it and researched its origins and the syllables used. Nissar Hussain Khan was a tarana singer.
Form[edit | edit source]
A second, contrasting melody, usually with higher notes, is introduced once before returning to the main melody.[citation needed] The tarana may include a Persian quatrain, and may use syllables from sitar or tabla such as "dar-dar" or "dir-dir"; singers might recite full compositions (e.g. tihais, gats, tukdas)[further explanation needed] within the body of the tarana.
History[edit | edit source]
Thakur Jaidev Singh, a commentator on Indian music, said:
[Tarana] was entirely an invention of Khusrau... True, Khusrau had before him the example of Nirgit songs using śuṣk-akṣaras (meaningless words) and pāṭ-akṣaras (mnemonic syllables of the mridang)... But generally speaking, the Nirgit used hard consonants. Khusrau... introduced mostly Persian words with soft consonants. Secondly, he so arranged these words that they bore some sense.[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Massey, Reginald (2004). India's Dances. Abhinav Publications. p. 13. ISBN 81-7017-434-1.
- ↑ Singh, Thakur Jai Deva (1975). "Khusrau's Musical Compositions". In Ansari, Zoe (ed.). Life, Times & Works of Amir Khusrau Dehlavi. New Delhi: National Amir Khusrau Society. p. 276.