Sadra (music)

Sadra
Stylistic origins	Northern India
Typical instruments	Tabla, Tanpura

Sadra is a vocal genre in Hindustani classical music, said to be the oldest forms in that musical tradition.^[1]^[2] The Compositions that exist in the metres (tala) tivra (7 beats), sul (10 beats) and chau (12 beats) - a composition set to the 10-beat Jhap tala is called a Sadra.

References

↑ "These women are legends in recorded music". Sify. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
↑ "A World of Melodies". Retrieved 16 January 2012.

Hindustani classical music

Concepts	Swara That Shruti Raga Sargam Tala Laya Bandish Gharana Swaralipi

Instruments	Sitar Sarod Veena Bansuri Santoor Shehnai Sarangi Tanpura Harmonium Tabla Pakhavaj

Genres	Dhrupad Dhamar Khyal Tarana Sadra

Semi-classical genres	Thumri Dadra Tappa Kajari Chaiti Sawani Hori Bhajan Abhang Natyageet Qawwali Ghazal

Thats	Bilaval Khamaj Kafi Asavari Bhairav Bhairavi Todi Purvi Marwa Kalyan

Related topics	List of Hindustani classical music festivals

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