Ektal or Ektaal is a
tala
Tala may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Tala (comics), a fictional character in DC comics
*''Tala'', a 1938 volume of poetry by Gabriela Mistral
*Tala (music), a rhythmic pattern in Indian classical music
* "Tala" (song), by Sarah Geronimo ...
in
Indian music
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. It is commonly used in classical music like
kheyal, and semi-classical forms like
Rabindra Sangeet
''Rabindra Sangeet'' ( bn, রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; ), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Li ...
. In ''ektal'' the 12
matra
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s are divided into 6
vibhag
Vibhag (in music) represents a duration of rhythmic phrasing in Indian classical music made up of a certain number of beats. They are the rough equivalent of bars in western music, but instead of always being equal subdivisions of the tala (the rh ...
s of two matras each. Ektal is played in Drut gatti ( fast speed ). This tala is mostly played by the use of
tabla
A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల� ...
. One more tala similar to Ektal is
Chowtal which is played with the use of
Pakhavaj
The pakhavaj is a barrel-shaped, two-headed drum, originating from the Indian subcontinent, the oldest version of double sided drums and its descendants are mridangam of Southern India and kendang of Maritime Southeast Asia and other South Asia ...
,Ektaal is the tabla counterpart of Chowtaal. Many beautiful Kaida are played in Ektal. But Ektal is mostly played for Vilambit (slow pace of any
Tal) .
Basic information on tal Ektal :
Name - Ektal
Sum - 1st matra
Tali (claps) - 1, 5, 9, 11 matras
Khali (wave) - 3, 7 matras
Similar talas -
Chowtal,
Dadra,
Garba (tal)
Related instruments -
Tabla
A tabla, bn, তবলা, prs, طبلا, gu, તબલા, hi, तबला, kn, ತಬಲಾ, ml, തബല, mr, तबला, ne, तबला, or, ତବଲା, ps, طبله, pa, ਤਬਲਾ, ta, தபலா, te, తబల� ...
Related to -
Hindustani music
The form of Ektal is as follows:
clap, tap, wave, tap, clap, tap, wave, tap, clap, tap, clap, tap
It has a characteristic pattern of
bols (theka) which goes as follows:
It is very important in Indian Classical music and many compositions are based on it. The 'Tirkita' is played as 'Traka' in the drut gatti or fast laya.
References
Hindustani talas
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Ektaal 12 beatswhich are very popular shastriya taal in North Indian music.This taal is also called ektala.
This taal has 6 divisions with 2 beats in each division.4th claps of this rhythm on 1st,5th,9th, and 11th beats and 2 waves on 3rd and 7th beats. The 1st beat of rhythm is called 'Sam'which is place is 1st clap.