Adi tala

Carnatic music
Concepts
Śruti Svara Rāga Tāḷa Mēḷakarta Asaṃpūrṇa Mēḷakarta
Compositions
Gītaṃ Svarajati Varṇaṃ Kriti Rāgaṃ Tānaṃ Pallavi Tillana
Instruments
Melody Vocals Sarasvati Vīṇa Veṇu Violin Gottuvadhyam (Citra Vīṇa) Nāda Svaraṃ Mandolin Jal tarang Rhythm Mr̥daṅgaṃ Ghatam Morsing Kanjira Thavil Drone Tanpura Shruti box
Composers Glossary

Adi talam (Sanskrit ādi tālà आदि ताल, literally "primary clap"/"primary rhythm" also spelled aadi taala, adi talam) is the name of one of the most popular tala or rhythms used in Carnatic Music. Its full technical name according to the Carnatic Music's tala system is Chaturashra-naDe Chaturashra-jaati triputa taLa.

Structure

This tala has eight aksharas, each being 4 svaras long. Many kritis and around half of the varnams are set to this tala.

External links

T.N.Chitra's information on Adi Tala on the Indian Heritage website

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