Peshkar In Music In English
Peshkar In Music In English
Peshkar is a type of composition that is played at the start of every solo recital. The name itself indicates ‘Pesh’ and ‘Kar’. Peshkar means presenting a set of bol’s that are played in a slow tempo. The introductory phrases having high sustenance nature are part of the peshkar as these bol’s help to establish the basic tempo as well as the nada of the tabla. The structure of the peshkar is based on the sur that comes from the various open bol’s of the tabla such as dhin, dha etc and also end with a sur such as tina or dhina etc. The face of the peshkar is specifically designed so as to maintain the simplicity. This helps a artist to further develop various palta’s in terms of phrases,layakari’s and introducing various gap’s and also beautify the peshkar in order to establish the total nature of tabla with all its imaginative concepts. The imagination of a artist usually fills the peshkar and thus makes it more beautiful.
Nature of peshkar
Admist all the compositions of the tabla peshkar hold’s its own unique nature. A peshkar composition can easily be identified in a bunch of compositions like kayada, rela etc. The simplicity of one is to one bol’s is usually seen in peshkar thus making it recognizable among all its other contemporaries. Nature of peshkar resembles the “shant rasa ”.
Imagination is one of the important aspects of tabla as it adds the required color to the compositions. Peshkar is one such concept there is maximum scope for giving the new dimensions to the imaginative talent of a artist. It is necessary to stay in tune with laya as the the bol’s are at a major distance and get connected through nada .The sustenance of the nada is what adds to the melody of the peshkar. These bol syllables of the peshkar are precise, clear and usually fat in nature so as to get the sustenance and also to get the division of two matras.The division of the matras is felt through the sustenance of the nada that comes through the syllables.
