Jhoomra 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 ...
of
Hindustani music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, si ...
. Jhoomra tala has 14 beats.
Jhoomra is often used in the vilambit or ati-vilambit (slow)
Khyal
Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian/Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with romantic poetry, and allows the perfo ...
.
Arrangement
Jhoomra tala can be counted like this:
*clap, 2, 3, clap, 2, 3, 4, wave, 2, 3, clap, 2, 3, 4
Or can be counted like this:
*clap, 2, 3, clap, 5, 6, 7 wave, 9, 10, clap, 12, 13, 14
Theka
This is arrangement of Jhoomra:
Dhin , -Dha , TiRiKaTa
Dhin , Dhin , Dha Ge , TiRiKaTa
Tin , -Ta , TiRiKaTa
Dhin , Dhin , Dha Ge , TiRiKaTa
Theka of Jhoomra can be arranged like this:
References
{{Hindustani Classical Music page end
Hindustani talas