ANTARA - SECONDARY THEME

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Antara is the se­condary theme of a vocal per­formance.  It is easily re­cog­nised be­cause it is intro­duced well after the sthai.  It is also easy to recognise be­cause it tends to be per­formed in the tar saptak (upper register).  Although a clas­sical piece has only a sin­gle antara, the semi-classical and light pieces may have nu­mer­ous versions.

 

 


 

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