Carnatic Taal Paddhati & Taal System In English
Carnatak Taal Paddhati
Rhythmic
(1). Equal intervals of time in any series of similar actions is a rhythm. Through this taal, the standardized process of measuring time in singing, playing, dancing is called Taal.
(2). A tala is a rhythmic musical cycle. Taal is defined as ‘Taal: Kaal Kriyamanam’. Rhythms have specific sections and are indicated by specific verbs. There are two systems of Taal prevalent in India.
- Carnatak Taal System
- Hindustani Rhythmic System
(3). Although the names of talas and the number of scales are different in both these systems, the basic concepts and definitions are the same.
(4). On both sides the taal is shown by gestures. In the Hindustani system, you can create any number of rhythms you want, but in the Carnatic tala system, apart from the fixed 178 rhythms, no other rhythm can be created.
Carnatak Taal System –
(1). It is also known as Dhruvadi Taal system. This method is mainly practiced in the southern part of India. The sections of the rhythm are the parts of the rhythm. Anudhrita, Drut, Laghu, Guru, Plut and Kakapad are its six main parts. Each organ is represented by a specific symbol and each has a specific volume number.
Caste
(1).There are five castes according to the number of talas.
Tistra-3 Matra
Chatusra- 4 Matra
Khand- 5 Matra
Mishra – 7 Matra
Sankirn – 9 Matra
Casteism
(1). These seven locks have been given specific parts or departments. In these, the size of the miniature varies according to the breed.
(2).The smaller the quantity, the better the variety. Similarly, each tala has a different matra number according to the five castes, and a new tala is formed by caste differentiation.
(3).It means that 35 talas were created with the original seven talas and five varieties of each. The quantity varies according to the caste.
Distinction
(1). Each block has a specific number of letters. If this number of syllables is changed, there is a difference in speed.
(2). According to five castes, 175 locks were composed by Gatibeda from 35 locks. In dynamics, the quantity number remains the same but the number of syllables changes.
(3). Some rhythms are represented by contractions, called chapu. Sections from Chaupu show mixed and mixed caste rhythms. Hence, 175 talas are used in the Karnataka method and 178 talas in these three.
