What is antara called in English?

Antarā is the equivalent of a verse in Hindustani classical music.

What are Alankars in music?

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 concept of alankara applies to both vocal and musical instrument performance.

What is mean by Sur in music?

The word swara (meaning notes) is derived from the Sanskrit word ‘Svar’, which means sound. But the sound which is soothing to ear and which is musical is known as swaras or sur.

What is the meaning of Antra in song?

antra means intro of song or starting of song. its either music or song starting. mukhda means the verse of songs or middle story of song.

How many stanzas are there in Khayal?

Khayal compositions can have two or more stanzas, although they typically have two. The first stanza is called sthayi (refrain) and the subsequent stanzas are called antara (variation).

What is Komal and shuddha?

Shuddha Swar: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni. They are also called Shadja, Rishabh, Gandhar, Madhyam, Pancham, Dhaivat and Nishad respectively. Komal Swar: Out of these seven swars, Re Ga Dha and Ni become “Komal” when their frequency is lower than their Shuddha form.

What are the two Alankars?

The Shastras or ancient texts have categorized alankars into two broad groups – Varnalankar and Shabdalankar. The former comprised the varna based alankars of earlier times.

Who made 7 Sur?

There is a belief that the seven ‘swaras’ in the Hindustani Music were conceived from the sounds of the nature. The seven swaras as we all know are- Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni.

What is the difference between Sur and Taal?

Sur is swar or musical notes ,( SA re GA ma pa DHA ni SA) . Taal is tempo, bpm ( beats per minute) and beats is any pattern of swar playing in regular interval of time.