The Orijin of obl,
Lhave the opir'on
cpnéon thád Amik
nt khara , the notes pset mau' civek
invented the Tabla toulards the end af the 13h centa y
he beginng he 1" cestuy Soe neseatchens alio be
lise that the the ta ba has alays easded io Inadia hre ce
ncres ca the bass ot theia semclar locnéog iostrmeats io
Beme cades sculgtures. However, tisdcalt to tind he
exact satc a? crigio rom thesc ne ea rchens IE i deac
that ne aingle persen has becn tolaly nepon teble ar he cn
ention a he tabla and that cndtrrumeot has de veloped cs
k phyical structune and t teperton'en
ol'yease iodhuen te . The hapad lere ongs all co pra a't
hese were xe plars by khyal singi
which
enluated ohaning te Maghal nle khen Shrupa tradlto
aso sabtler accompaniment. Ths s hene the tabla got <ts
inpentasce. The iand Tabla comet hem the faabi'k ensl
Tabal' hich as the eqaivalert wotd on name or pereustien
iottrzment hene variettet of énstraments horiy
Tabal-Balaad' Tahal- Taany', Tabal- Jang Takal- Gaamlobal
- Tonli Taal is a date that méastaret the lergh o a vocal ,
iostnumetal ano oan te Conpoketon.leta &aenet tote me
a taal. he compoki han io wel der
souod protucng ac teon Ctaab' ortse claa)
cas an
fsteal
tlaixtig one palm e anothee paln.
heaai 4dbana tenaly
teraly mans
nant uppet
reders to a muutal nothien n claecol tap. he
thre porcastaon éastuunmhts hat esta dlsle!L
d a 'pant'talar laal. 4 hena isis aa pre-
ancdadely acteplel comptuitin made pofoetenni
cohe
thowe
a penereson cattameala one has te cegty
ente od A0an padaed by triig he (ontarns,
lacodion n he
ao abstraet rn heka fa tael an Can bebe mere
dhan one but dhe taal memad Zchan es/.
am p val, arcd kecping the mitle igot
the inotc
pite hed bol a
goin wit the mitlle ger
Telt: he neg lger a stl hegl at the naidan ,and
dhe mlokleken o he aic at the begintng of ct he
acress he marfan as het tie centor of he syahi
eh the
Stant wtA the bol Te ond dmmteatly
taite both mklle ad ncng oger hie htHing dhe ontor
Aotun eo cceess'eo ,Te a he othere trem he dex
Ka lKlke/Kat: Rest gaar rust on the sken o he baya
to sueh a way thot t cs jat aoy tram the egc
io eye of he
ht the syahi he tgers tnethed t. Thit shocls
that the plan and cgces
bofh hithg the iyahi h a pereedy lat had. hat'
lterent trom the order hreel3) eh dhe tente
the hand shizktl, bacnyiaadk and uség he gen te
genenoe a hatder ap.
in he denc eteon .Alon ccte he han
Sken rcocees
Semet'me
On the
cty Jot home ameant of tine.
to pra state aload an cnfactal soar.
te yrecuee a len cnpacthal soanl han e eho.
sylables ans phriases o the takla laagjuage goon
endtg soh a neonat'sg phuasc.7 shos khalt'
bhara" alto leadbrg t sl fo moiy
agh peam tutateoos hat cs paltos.
Katta orsl has Come aom he pan
Ationl Aeme phraje Cmpu'sor means
beak ato only other phaase an hente coe hcat de
Aane phrases betg repafe o 'n deterent
detecent Conboatn
he kacla hal set seme hatiecal
Katde a's aa strictly tlon'es ce a ra
a taal, that a's felau'c'y matas clr soai
kada is
s to gato mastery ever phrtase , the tonce2
the phrtase
orer the
and hart ct dhe tste ners.
he diereat Knan as kifm
he taal struc ture nehy the bot
kola are cageren nter
changd aod present en a deuiplined
Varuatin ot thc taal thena the taal strcue turc MemaLns
he same enly he bl chargt
7 Masbeai Munbeda ltteraly rm lans tae . 4 panhda is a
Aral phrase d sylekles tied jost whene stand'rg a tna
played te annive on sam atract'ly.
Bextde the thena sylekles . phy'ng a
f p of sylle blet and phraehich stant o betwcen he
hena ed angy taal ang oreves on sam ateactely las ypu
mtao antiat devia to cnd he ozthaa on Sams Calld
'yarhda'.
net contat thal. Manolo Jencra I'y hare d't.
beat than that o hena That
chy t athactre and cau'y dotinu' hed t thena
4 makhela coeld be as Smal a matra o oaE han one
matna.
Eranplesi
,aha Ehin hin ha
Sha hin hin Eha
ki'tatasta) tnarita taanoaab,iarta
3
Dha
’Tunca: he lheraly meonng c tarea a a pcie
toalIfoan be teha. Hante
a chota
dstid tnen gat . partar on chota aa hieh
chanad i
ete. Tonde feoncaly hose oeitint
ot eblet pen beat hen that of te.
are
haxe shanp contra!
teners.
Evamples -
laas he das oaS, Kta taara, tacstr
X
hta taaKa tiraneta,taaxa taasstiande,
hasssy tiran'ta, taana taas, raxét,
tnaneta) taa ka taesakoa
’ Fela ' he tat yar Crenent tt callesl Acla . lh taba anc
has tome aorm 'harl. Playty nela g'res the inlar s
reo. ta sebemtrd ctagorty cf tony
,be phtase tecleeted te rela are sch
he vecalst or isstrumentl't ahois Yani'otet syaran el
cn He
bar's oe particular kaya, Calcd hak.1 one nata tin
cquals Coe tie g seconol , tocnta al tanes 16 s<cends . oh ert
specde lthe dugn tyen, and cle agurn are brci lt cn the bas's
c thah laya chith remacns ixed.
Ex+ leen taal
X
ha ohin dhta olhaolha
2
dho dho
htn cha
taa
3
r pronc cuncing ont metne 's one se con a thah laya
Ex ’ taclr a taal.
ha chin, naoha, tunay
4 tines wih
tiha - bedam at damda ard chaxMo sbr .
’thar ara. Irdiao classcnl ereson to
and disee ples Thik paocess was on the lics the
amily tce that <'s ihy t was mefeErca to Ghatan a.
eovit tonat
gakal
khyal, dhme' kaaalt and Imotte thor h:
aeeo mpaacmeat a sotct Van nas hith are realoe
ehe ki? Mehammad shah Ragecle cheates t
style o playteg tabla are bat te Beh
&ehi ghatan
fives the sote and slertcr eCan t k ale ale
io chatesrta jaati
the wast em he prdi by jaat prest?
ela ,trusoa mah da can ta sat ate.
) Eeent panjak ghartana al othex qhauo hore
fhutana .
chanti rna it esed.
lhatrhagc, hatigne ,clha y&racha phrtare
+ lone telhi M chanti based ploy bat auld creat
Varnety dlard'
hand'.
* Some deatcute ct Ajaada Ghataca
i) Zndex wiod fabla bol
syai
or dhe's ghatana khali porctan may ne ella
he patenn ot bhani'.
v) e'a gena, gheghe kraktda phrates
’ Asantas iAyan tan mean
irepealed many tines hen eoch nepieln t caleol 4ana
S o a clear that tine bctieen each avantao it ena,
the samc beasc tioe beticcn cach boat '
Arorton cs a gener'e tern ans itt con he applte
to any epelelie achso.
toal So o tecnlaal hich has l6 malaa cat), Cne
ovonlan Lsil be 16 heat leng lo ) Repak faal (7 btat
ne avantan il be 7 boak les serotlan te the e
One
(7he ttett matra o the tast).
he avantan ofen has an ipa lont
rcole io borornante Mesieians nced to be awarte
are ih
in the avartan e. the also iame
times necd to be Qul arce 07 ho avartan
lhsy wln play trt. for tabla players
h t a eguar part ct raetlee.
volal muicl castenestal muue
0 lnti'mated Coqpee Cach
dhat the term Sanyeet meaet eal
Ih shont mu'e o targe«t maybofnd
cmd playey Co
cnitruments.
he dhe
dece re or to he /l
fantab anod Gry'arati lling ccerotes
Aánjeet Js bheroc the paty
gani'Aat' akeog maeans orcrc aot by
or apprenl'e hup
A
and by acbernee to a jant
parcapara ie
Jcie, ttansmi'
and styl