Indian Musical Terms
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Select the first letter of the word from the list above to jump to appropriate section of the glossary.
vadi – The important note of a rag. (more info.)
vadya – A musical instrument.
vageeshwari – See “Bageshri”.
vaijayanti – A rare rag.
vairagi – See Bhairagi Bhairav.
vakra – The usage of notes in an oblique fashion.
varan tal – An obscure tal of eight beats.
varanabhina tal – An obscure tal of eight or 16 beats.
varanamanthika tal – An obscure tal of 20 beats.
varati – A rare rag.
vardhan tal – An obscure tal of 19 beats.
vasant – See “basant”.
vasant shikhir tal – See “basantshikhir tal”.
vazan – See “wazan”.
veda – The earliest Hindu texts. (more info.)
veena – see “vina”.
veer – The emotion of bravery or heroism, one of the Navaras (nine emotions) behind all art forms. (more info.)
venu – A south Indian flute. (more info.)
venkat mukhi swami – 17th century musical scholar who layed down much of the theoretical foundation for Carnatic Sangeet.
vibhag – The measure or “bar”. (more info.)
vibhas – A rag.
vibhas ke filmi git – Film songs in rag Vibhas. (more info.)
vibhatsa – The emotion of disgust, one of the Navaras (nine emotions) behind all art forms. (more info.)
vichitra vina – An instrument similar to rudra vina except that it has no frets. It is played with a slide in a manner similar to a Hawaiian guitar. (more info.)
vidwan – A learned person.
vijay tal – An obscure tal of 20 beats.
vikrit – A note which is altered.
vikshep – (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (marg nishabd kriya).
vikshipt – (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (deshi nishabd kriya).
vilambit – Slow tempo. (more info.)
vilayat khan – (1928-2004) Noted sitarist of the late 20th century. (more info.)
vimohi tal – An obscure tal of 13 beats.
vina – 1) Any stringed instrument. 2) The saraswati vina of south India. (more info.)
vinaya – Humility, said to be a prerequisite for discipleship. (more info.)
violin – The Western violin. (more info.)
vir – See “veer”.
virbhadra tal – An obscure tal of 25 beats.
virpanch tal – An obscure tal of 20 beats.
visarjit – (Archaic) A style of silent timekeeping (deshi nishabd kriya).
visham grah – 1) The process of hiding or de-emphasizing the sam. 2) An archaic term referring to the start of the percussion on something other than sam (das pran). (more info.)
visham tal – An obscure tal of 18 beats.
visham yati – (Archaic) An ancient rhythmic form which is constructed so that the changes in tempo are calculated to avoid the structure of the tal. Therefore, the structure of the tal is consciously hidden.
vishnu – The preserver (i.e., God).
vishnu digambar paddhati – A notational system developed by Vishnu Digambar Paluskar. (more info.)
vishnu digambar paluskar – A famous Indian musicologist. (more info.)
vishnu narayan bhatkhande – (1860-1936) A famous Indian musicologist. (more info.)
vishnu tal – An obscure tal of 17 or 36 beats.
vishnu tal ki laharen – Laharas in Vishnu tal. (more info.)
vishranti swar – A resting or terminal note.
vishva tal – An obscure tal of 13 beats.
vistar – 1) Elaborations on the rag. 2) In a bada khayal, the section which extends from the sam to the start of the theme (mukhada).
vitat – A bowed, string instrument (e.g., violin, dilruba, sarangi, etc.)(more info.)
vivadi – A note which is not allowed in a rag. (more info.)
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