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Select the first letter of the word from the list above to jump to appropriate section of the glossary.
na – Fundamental tabla bol.
na’at – A song in praise of Mohammad.
naad – Sound.
naad siddha – The spiritual mastery over sound to the extent that miracles may be worked.
nadaswaram – A large south Indian oboe used in temples, marriages, etc.
nadayog – A spiritual approach to music which places the note at the centre of one’s attention.
nadayogi – A musician who practices nadayog.
nadupasana – Similar to nadayog.
nadaupasik – One who practices nadupasana.
nag swaravali – A rag.
nagada – A pair of kettle drums played with sticks.
nagada khani rela – A rela which is structured to imitate the sound of a nagada.
naghma – 1) Any form of music. 2) A lahara. (more info.)
naghmat-e-asafi – A music book written by Mohammad Raza in 1813.
nakshatra tal – An obscure tal of 27 beats.
nakula vina – A simple stick zither.
nal – A dholki.
namaskar – A traditional greeting, or show of respect made by bringing the hands together.
namaskari paran – An unusual piece which incorporates a namaskar into the structure, usually into the tihai.
nand – A rare rag.
nandi tal – An obscure tal considered by some to be 24 beats and 32 by others.
nandi bharatam – The last section of the Natya Shastra.
narayani – A rare rag.
narayani tal – An unusual tal of 9 3/4 beats.
narada – Great saint in mythology who is said to be responsible for bringing the science of music to mankind.
nasrul geet – Songs composed by the Bengali poet, Kazi Nasrul Islam.
nat – A rare rag.
nat bhairav – A rag.
nat bihag – A rare rag.
nat bilawal – A rare rag.
nat kuranjika – A rare rag.
nat malhar – A rare rag.
nat tal – An obscure tal of four beats.
nataraj – (lit. “King of the dance”) Shiva.
natural – “Shuddha”. To correspond with the scale which by convention is the base state. In Hindustani sangeet, this equates to any of the notes of Bilawal that. (i.e., Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Så).
natyashastra – An ancient text on the science of dramatics, said to be written by Bharat Muni.
naubat – A traditional group of musicians associated with open air performances at royal courts.
nau-hakka – See “nohakka”.
nauharbani – A style of presenting Dhrupad.
nau-ki-tihai – A chakradar.
navaras – The nine primary emotions of the Indian system of aesthetics.
navaratna – Nine jewels or nine learned men of a royal court.
nayaki kanada – A rag.
ni – The 7th note of the Indian scale (nishadh).
nilakusum tal – An obscure tal of 15 beats.
nilambari – A ratre rag.
nilanbuj tal – An obscure tal of 13 beats.
nimish – An archaic unit of time equal to the blink of an eye. (more info.)
nirdosh tal – An obscure tal of five beats.
nisaru tal – An obscure tal of 10 beats.
nishabd kriya – (Archaic) Timekeeping without making a sound. (more info.)
nishad – The seventh note of the scale (Ni).
nishkram – (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (marg nishabd kriya).
nishoruk tal – An obscure tal of nine beats.
nohakka – A type of tihai in which the bol “Dha” comes nine times.
nomtom – A rhythmic style of introduction found in Dhrupad and Dhammar.
nout – A pot used as a musical instrument in Kashmir.
nrtya – Dance.
numtum – See “Nomtom”.”
nusrat fateh ali khan – (1948-1997) A popular qawwali singer.
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