6. ASTPADI

ASTPADI, from Sanskrit astapada, astapad or astapadf, is a poetic composition comprising ast or eight padas or stanzas. No specific rhymescheme, measure or burden is prescribed for it, but all the eight stanzas must be in the same metre and measure. ...

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7. ALAHUNI

ALAHUNI,(mournful song by women) When a person dies. women cry and often sing songs in chorus in praise Of the deceased. There is a lot of pessimism in, such songs. Generally professional women used to lead in the singing of mourningsongs. Guru Nanak...

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8. ALANKAR

ALANKAR,is the singing of notes (seams) in the melodic phrase of a raga. It can be done in different laya (tempo) which may be slow, medium or fast. Alankar literally means an ornament or decoration. It is the repetition of the musical notes of a rag...

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9. BAIRARL

BAIRARL See SIKH DEVOTIONAL MUSIC

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10. BARAH MAHA or BARAH MASA,

BARAH MAHA or BARAH MASA, in Hindi, is a form of folk poetry in which the emotions and yearnings of the human heart are expressed in terms of the changing moods of Nature over the twelve months of the year. In this form of poetry, the mood of Nature ...

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