Tarana

Tarana is a type of composition in

Sikh tenth Guru Gobind Singh in his compositions.^{[citation needed}

Form

A second, contrasting melody, usually with higher notes, is introduced once before returning to the main melody.^[

Persian quatrain, and may use syllables from sitar or tabla such as "dar-dar" or "dir-dir"; singers might recite full compositions (e.g. tihais, gats, tukdas)^{[further explanation needed}

] within the body of the tarana.

History

Thakur Jaidev Singh
, a commentator on Indian music, said:

[Tarana] was entirely an invention of Khusrau... True, Khusrau had before him the example of Nirgit songs using śuṣk-akṣaras (meaningless words) and pāṭ-akṣaras (mnemonic syllables of the mridang)... But generally speaking, the Nirgit used hard consonants. Khusrau... introduced mostly Persian words with soft consonants. Secondly, he so arranged these words that they bore some sense.[2]

References

ISBN 81-7017-434-1
.

^ Singh, Thakur Jai Deva (1975). "Khusrau's Musical Compositions". In Ansari, Zoe (ed.). Life, Times & Works of Amir Khusrau Dehlavi. New Delhi: National Amir Khusrau Society. p. 276.

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[1] ISBN 81-7017-434-1
.

[2] Singh, Thakur Jai Deva (1975). "Khusrau's Musical Compositions". In Ansari, Zoe (ed.). Life, Times & Works of Amir Khusrau Dehlavi. New Delhi: National Amir Khusrau Society. p. 276.