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Even though Raychoudhuri admits the 13th stage is wholly extinct, as we see we are in jhala already at the fourth stage; the sthai-to-abhog movement is all part of the first stage (vilambit). Stages six and up are for instrumentalists only. Other authorities have forwarded other classifications. For
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Several musicologists have proposed much more complicated classifications and descriptions of alap. In the same way as traditional four-part compositions have a
117:). The jor and jhala can be seen as separate sections of the performance, or as parts of the alap; in the same way, jhala can be seen as a part of jor. 332: 327: 107:; when the tempo has been greatly increased, or when the rhythmic element overtakes the melodic, it is called 93:
to the listener. It defines the raga, its mood, and the emphasized notes and notes with a secondary role.
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Instead of wholly free improvisation, many musicians perform alap schematically, for example by way of
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singing the alap is unmetered, improvised (within the raga) and unaccompanied (except for the
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Kamien, Roger, and Anita Kamien. Music: an Appreciation. McGraw-Hill Education, 2018.
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In instrumental music, when a steady pulse is introduced into the alap, it is called
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performance. It is a form of melodic improvisation that introduces and develops a
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example, when alap is sung with lyrics or at least syllables, as in
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Index

Alaap
Aalaap (film)
Alap, Hungary
/æˈlɑːp/
[aːˈlaːp]
North Indian classical
raga
dhrupad
tanpura
drone
thaat
jor
jhala
nomtom
Bengali
Vilambit
Madhya laya
Drut
Jhala
Thok
Lari/Ladi
dhrupad
Alapana
Hindustani classical music
Buka
Categories
Hindustani music terminology
Formal sections in music analysis

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