Krsna Kirtana Songs
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Lesson 10: Eight Matra Kirtan Thekas
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Before
examining the last set of our eight matra talas, let’s look at the previous sets to see how we have
progressed.
Lesson
8: We did Kaherva tala and
its prakars. It was divided 4+4, which tali on the sam and khali on matra 5.
Lesson
9: We did Prabhupada tala.
It was divided 4+2+2, with two talis on the sam and matra 7, and khali on matra 5.
Today,
we will look at the final set of eight matra thekas. The last one is the most traditional of all three.
It is called bhajani.
The word “bhajani” comes from the word “bhajan.” This means “devotional song.” The bhajani tala is often heard in
classical bhajans.
The
theka of bhajani tala is as follows. It is eight matras
long divided 4+4. It has tali on the sam and khali on matra 5.
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Notice
how this involves half beats here. The difference with bhajani
tala and the previous talas
is that the previous talas were distinct in full or
fractional matras. In this tala,
it is somewhat difficult to tell.
AUDIO CLIP: Lesson 10 Bhajani Tala Practice
Matra
1 = dhin (full matra)
Matra
2 = Q+Q (two quarters) Ta + Dhin
Matra
3 = Q+Q (two quarter) Dhin from second half of matra 2 + Dhin
Matra
4 = Ta
Matras
2 and 3 were divided into half matras.
Matra
2B and 3A combined together to make one full length. Two halves put together
make a whole.