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Talam Page
Application
of Jati
However, when playing the
actual talam, it is important to see how many matras there are per cycle. Ultimately, that is the real
determinant on how the rhythm is played. To do this, we need to see every talam in reference to the five jatis.
We will take one talam and show the five jatis through that one talam.
TALAM NAME |
SYMBOL |
TOTAL MATRAS |
Tisra Jati
Eka Talam |
|3 |
3 |
Caturasra Jati
Eka Talam |
|4 |
4 |
Khanda Jati
Eka Talam |
|5 |
5 |
Misra Jati
Eka Talam |
|7 |
7 |
Sankirna Jati
Eka Talam |
|9 |
9 |
From the original seven talams,
only eka talam was
examined. As eka talam had
only one laghu, the duration of each jati of this talam was equal to
the number of base multiples the jati has. However,
this one was a very easy talam. Another talam with a more complex should be examined to illustrate
the jati application.
TALAM NAME |
SYMBOL |
ADDING MATRAS |
TOTAL MATRAS |
Tisra Jati
Jhampa Talam |
|3 U O |
3+1+2 |
6 |
Caturasra Jati
Jhampa Talam |
|4 U O |
4+1+2 |
7 |
Khanda Jati
Jhampa Talam |
|5 U O |
5+1+2 |
8 |
Misra Jati
Jhampa Talam |
|7 U O |
7+1+2 |
10 |
Sankirna Jati
Jhampa Talam |
|9 U O |
9+1+2 |
12 |
As illustrated, applying each of the five jatis to each of the seven talams
can yield thirty-five combinations of talams. Note that
only talam structures are examined. There are no real
thekas in South Indian music. Unlike the North Indian
music page where a KKSongs Talamala
would be useful, a Carnatic Talam-Mala
would not be that relevant, as each talam can be
mathematically defined.
UPDATED: April 2, 2009