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TAALAM
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length of the Laghu has not been specified in the classfications.
There are five possible Laghu lengths called Tisra (length 3
aksharams), Chaturasra (4 aksharams), Khanda (5), Misra
(7) and Sankirna (9). Each of these five Laghus can occur in the
seven basic taalams to produce a total of thirtyfive
taalams. For example, Misra Jhampa taalam (|7 U 0) has a
Laghu of 7 aksharams, an Anudhrutham and a Dhrutham. This
would be indicated by a thattu (counted one) followed by a six count
on the fingers (counts two through seven), two thattus and a
veechu, for a total of ten aksharams. Each of these
thirtyfive taalams can be divided into the five nadais to yield 175
beat patterns. Sometimes, the taalam names are used without
indicating the length of the Laghu and are to be interpreted as
follows: Eka (Chaturasra Eka), Roopaka (Chaturasra
Roopaka), Triputa (Tisra Triputa), Jhampa (Misra
Jhampa), Ata (Khanda Ata). Chaturasra Roopakam is usually
indicated by two thattus and a veechu (each of two
akshara length) in order to economize hand motion. |
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