What are the major taals of music made by Rabindranath Tagore?
Answers
Ardho Jhap (5 beats)
It is of five beats with two Pads of different lengths. So, it is a bisomopadi Taal. It has all two Taalis, at the first and third beats, and no Khali. This is actually the half of the Jhaptaal. It is used in Tagore’s compositions and some other modern songs.
Theka of Ardho Jhap:
+1 2 +1
dhin Na | dhin dhin Na ‡ dhin
1 2 3 4 5 1
Jhampok (5 beats)
It is of five beats with two Pads of different lengths. So, it is a bisomopadi Taal. It has all two Taalis, at the first and fourth beats, and no Khali. This is, in fact, the reverse form of Ardha Jhap with its divisions. It is used in Tagore’s compositions and some other modern songs.
Theka of Jhampok:
+1 2 +1
dhin dhin Na | dhin Na ‡ dhin
1 2 3 4 5 1
Shashthee (6 beats)
It is of six beats with two Pads of different lengths. So, it is a bisomopadi Taal. It has all two Taalis, at the first and third beats, and no Khali. It is used in Tagore’s compositions and some other modern songs.
Theka of Shashthee:
+1 2
dhin Dhage | dhin dhin Nage tere ‡
1 2 3 4 5 6
+1
dhin
1
Rupokrha (8 beats)
It is of eight beats with three Pads of different lengths. So, it is a bisomopadi Taal. It has all three Taalis, at the first, fourth and sixth beats, and no Khali. It is used in Tagore’s compositions and some other modern songs.
Theka of Rupokrha:
+1 2
dhin dhin Na | dhin Na |
1 2 3 4 5
3 +1
dhin dhin Na ‡ dhin
6 7 8 1
Nobotaal (9 beats)
It is of nine beats with four Pads of different lengths. So, it is a bisomopadi Taal. It has all four Taalis, at the first, fourth, sixth and eighth beats, and no Khali. It is used in Tagore’s compositions and some other modern songs.
Theka of Nobotaal:
+1 2
Dha den Ta | tere koTa |
1 2 3 4 5
3 4 +1
godi ghene | Dhage tere ‡ Dha
6 7 8 9 1
Ekadoshi (11 beats)
It is of eleven beats with four Pads of different lengths. So, it is a bisomopadi Taal. It has all four Taalis, at the first, fourth, sixth and eighth beats, and no Khali. It is used in Tagore’s compositions and rarely in some other modern songs.
Theka 1 of Ekadoshi :
+1 2
dhin dhin Na | dhin Na |
1 2 3 4 5
3 4
dhin Na | dhin dhin Nage tere ‡
6 7 8 9 10 11
+1
dhin
1
Theka 2 of Ekadoshi :
+1 2
Dha den Ta | kot Tage |
1 2 3 4 5
3 4
den Ta | tere koTa godi ghene ‡
6 7 8 9 10 11
+1
Dha
1
Nobopancho (18 beats)
It is of eighteen beats with five Pads of different lengths. So, it is a bisomopadi Taal. It has all five Taalis, at the first, third, seventh, eleventh and fifteenth beats, and no Khali. It is used in Tagore’s compositions and very rarely in some other modern songs.
Theka of Nobopancho:
+1 2
Dha trkt | dhin Dha Dhage dhin |
1 2 3 4 5 6
3 4
dhin Dha Ta tere | tin Ta
7 8 9 10 11 12
5
kot Tage | tere dhin dhin Dha ‡
13 14 15 16 17 18
+1
Dha
1
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Rabindranath Tagore (right) and Indira Devi Chaudhurani (left) in Valmiki-Pratibha opera
Native name
রবীন্দ্রসঙ্গীত
Etymology
Songs and music composed by Rabindranath Tagore
Stylistic origins
Hindustani classical music, Western music, Bengali folk song, Kirtan, Shyama Sangeet,
Cultural origins
1875 - 1941, British India
Typical instruments
Esraj, Flute, Tanpura, Ektara, Dotara, Sitar, Khol, Tabla Piano, Pump organ
Regional scenes
India (West Bengal and Tripura) and Bangladesh
Local scenes
Shantiniketan, Kolkata, Dhaka
Dance accompanied by Rabindra Sangeet
It is characterised by its distinctive rendition while singing which includes a significant amount of ornamentation like meend, murki, etc. and is filled with expressions of romanticism. The music is mostly based on Hindustani classical music, Carnatic Classical Music, Western tunes and the inherent Folk music of Bengal and inherently possess within them, a near perfect balance, an endearing economy of poetry and musicality. Lyrics and music both hold almost equal importance in Rabindra Sangeet. Tagore created some six new [[taals (rhythms) because he felt the traditional taals existing at the time could not do justice and were coming in the way of the seamless narrative of the lyrics.