Vintage Tabla Repertory: Drum Compositions of North Indian Classical Music (Book & Two Compact Discs)

Tabla compositions from the lineage of Nikhil Ghosh of the Laliyana/Farrukhabad gharana. Cover Contents Plates Preface 1. Lineage 1.1 The Tabla Tradition Delhi Ajrada-Lucknow Farukhabad-Benares Punjab-Laliyana 1.2 Nikhil Ghosh and His Teachers 1.3 Nikhil Ghosh during Talim 1.4 Nikhil Ghosh's Childhood Stories 2. The reportoire 2.1 Tal and Lay 2.2 Exercises 2.3 Lahara 2.4 Tintal 2.4.1 Theka 2.4.2 Sangat 2.4.3 Uthan 2.4.4 Mukhda, Mohra 2.4.5 Peskar, Farsbandi 2.4.6 Delhi Qayda 2.4.7 Ajrada Qayda 2.4.8 Rela, Rav, Ladi 2.4.9 Gat, Paran, Calan, Farad, Lapet 2.4.10 Tukda 2.4.11 Cakradar 2.5 Other Tal 2.6 Other Drums: Pakhavaj and Dholak 3. Notation 3.1 Abbreviations 4. Recitation 5. Transcriptions 5.1 Tal List 5.2 Exercises 5.3 Lahara 5.4 Tintal 5.4.1 Theka 5.4.2 Sangat 5.4.3 Uthan 5.4.4 Mukhda and Mohra 1-2 Mukhda with variants 3 Mukhda with variants 4-8 Mukhda 9-14 Mukhda 15-19 Mohra 20-26 Mukhda, Mohra 27 Mohra starting from different points 5.4.5 Peskar and Farsbandi Contents 1 Delhi Peskar 2 Purab Peskar 3 Purab Peskar 4 Delhi Peskar 5 Delhi Peskar Linking this Peskar with others 6 Delhi Peskar 7 Peskar 8 Fars Bandi 5.4.6 Delhi Qayda Contents 1-2 Delhi Qayda 3 Delhi Qayda 4 Delhi Qayda 5 Delhi Qayda 6 Delhi Qayda 7 Delhi Qayda 8 Delhi Qayda in Misra Jati 9 Delhi Qayda in Misra Jati 10 Delhi Qayda 11 Delhi Qayda 12 Delhi Qayda 13 Delhi Qayda 14 Delhi Qayda 15 Delhi Qayda 16 Delhi Qayda 17 Delhi Qayda 18 Delhi Qayda 19 Delhi Qayda 20 Delhi Qayda 21 Delhi Qayda 22 Delhi Qayda 23 Delhi Qayda 24 Delhi Qayda 25 Qayda 5.4.7 Ajrada Qayda Contents 1 Ajrada Qayda 2 Ajrada Qayda 3 Ajrada Qayda 4 Ajrada Qayda 5 Ajrada Qayda 6 Ajrada Qayda 7 Ajrada Qayda 8 Ajrada Qayda 9 Ajrada Qayda 10 Habibuddin Khan variant 11 Ajrada Qayda 12 Ajrada Qayda 13 Ajrada Qayda 14 Ajrada Qayda 15 Ajrada Qayda 16 Ajrada Qayda 17 Ajrada Qayda 18 Qayda 19 Qayda 20 Qayda 21 Ajrada Qayda 22 Qayda 5.4.8 Rela, Rav, Ladi Contents 1 Rela 2 Rela 3 Rela 4 Rela 5 Rela 6 Rela 7 Rela 8 Rela 9 Rela 10 Rela 11 Rela 12 Purab Rela 13 Rela in MIsra Jati 14 Rela in Misra Jati 15 Rela in Misra Jati 16 Rela in MIsra Jati 17 Rela 18 Rela 19 Rela 20 Rela 21 Rela 22 Rela 23 Rela 24 Rela 25 Ladi 26 Ladi 27 Purab Rela 28 Rela 29 Rela 30 Rav 31 Rav 32 Rela 33 Rela 34 Rela 5.4.9 Gat, Paran, Calan, Farad, Lapet Contents 1-6 Gat 7-10 Gat 11-13 Gat 14-18 Gat 19-22 Gat 23-25 Gat 26-30 Gat 31-35 Gat 36-38 Gat 39-40 Gat 41 Kinar Gat 42 Farukhabad Gat 43 Farukhabad Gat Qayda 44 Gat Qayda 45 Farukhabad Gat Qayda 46 Farukhabad Gat Qayda 47 Farukhabad Gat Qayda 48 Purab Gat Qayda 49 Purab Gat Qayda 50 Farukhabad Gat Qayda 51 Farukhabad Gat Qayda 52 Farukhabad Gat Qayda 53 Farukhabad Gat Qayda 54 Ajrada Gat 55 Ajrada Gat 56 Calan 57 Calan 58 Calan 59 Tipalli Gat, 60 Gopuca Gat 61 Drut Gat, 62 Gat Paran 63 Lapet, 64 Farad, 65-67 Gat 5.4.10 Tukda Contents 1-4 Tukda 5-9 Tukda 10-13 Tukda 14-18 Tukda 19-22 Tukda 23-27 Tukda 28-31 Tukda 32 Panjab Tukda, 33-34 Tukda 35-37 Tukda 38-41 Tukda 43-45 Tukda 46-48 Tukda in Misra Jati, 49 Tukda 50-52 Tukda 53-54 Tukra, 56 Purab Tukda, 57 Punjab Tukda 58-59 Panjab Tukda, 60-63 Tukda 64-67 Tukda 68-69 Tukda, 70 Muradabad Tukda in Misra Jati 71-73 Tukda, 74 Lucknow Tukda 75-77 Lucknow Tukda 78 Lucknow Tukda, 79-80 Tukda 5.4.11 Cakradar Contents 1-4 Cakradar 5-8 Cakradar 9-12 Cakradar 13-15 Cakradar 16-19 Cakradar 20-21 Cakradar, 22 Panjab Cakradar 23 Panjab Cakradar, 24-26 Cakradar 27-28 Cakradar 5.5 Other Tal 5.5.1 Khemta 5.5.2 Dadara Theka Laggi Rela Laggi Three Laggi Rav, Mukhda 5.5.3 Rupak Theka Tihai, Mukhda, Laggi Peskar Delhi Qayda Rela Rav Tukda-Cakradar 5.5.4 Kaharva Theka Theka-Laggi Dhun Laggi 5.5.5 Jat 5.5.6 Dhumala 5.5.7 Nasruk Theka Peskar Qayda Tukda 5.5.8 Jhaptal Theka Mohra, Tihai, Mukhda Peskar Ajrada Qayda Qayda Delhi Qayda Rela Delhi Rela Rela Rav Lapet Gat, Tukda Tukda, Cakradar 5.5.9 Campak Theka, Tihai, Tukda Delhi Qayda Ajrada Qayda Gat, Cakradar 5.5.10 Ektal Theka Tihai, Mukhda Delhi Peskar Peskar Qayda Rela Rav Gat Tukda 5.5.11 Jaital 5.5.12 Dhamar Theka variants Upaj Lapet Tukda, Cakradar 5.5.13 Dipcandi Theka variants Rela Delhi Qayda Rela Tukda, Cakradar, Gat 5.5.15 Pancam Savari Theka, Peskar Delhi Qayda Gat with Rela Tukda, Cakradar 5.5.15 Addhatal 5.6 Other Drums 5.6.1 Pakhavaj, Exercises and Bol Translations 5.6.1.2 Surfankta Upaj Lapet, Tukda 5.6.1.3 Cautal Theka, Upaj, Tukda Lapet, Tukda 5.6.1.4 Dhamar Theka, Upaj, Tukda Lapet Cakradar 5.6.1.5 Adital 5.6.2 Dholak 6. Appendix 6.1 Glossary 6.2 Bibliography 6.3 Recordings 6.4 Index 6.5 List of Audio Examples This is a book for tabla-players and those who want to learn more about North Indian drumming. For the first time the hitherto unpublished repertoire of the Laliyana gharana of Ustad Munir Khan is unlocked for the tabla-playing world. Based on his 24 years of apprenticeship with the late tabla virtuoso, Pandit Nikhil Ghosh, the author presents his entire repertoire of traditional tabla compositions in a meticulously transcribed and annotated form, along with recorded examples on CD. Gert-matthias Wegner. Transcriptions Of The Repertoire Of The Laliyana Gharana Of Ustad Munir Khan, As Taught To The Author Chiefly By Pandit Nikhil Ghosh. Transcriptions Are In Bols (drumming Syllables) On A Grid Representing The Tala. Includes Biographies Of The Chief Members Of The Gharana. Cds Contain Performances Of The Drum Compositions Played On Tabla By Gert-matthias Wegner. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 529-531), Discography (p. 532-533) , And Index.