The Complete Reference for Tabla – Vol 5: One Thousand Tabla Compositions: A Taxonomic Survey of Non-Kaida Material

This is Volume 5 of this series. The first is Fundamentals of Tabla, the second is Advanced Theory of Tabla, the third Manufacture and Repair of Tabla, while the fourth is Focus on the Kaidas of Tabla.

What is a mohara? What is a paran? What is the difference, and how are they similar or different from a tukada? Such questions are common among music students. Unfortunately, the traditional system of classification is so fraught with inconsistencies that such questions almost never produce acceptable answers.

This book addresses the system of classification with the purpose of ironing out these inconsistencies. Over 1000 compositions from numerous sources are examined, along with various opinions concerning their classification. The result is a hierarchical taxonomic system which accommodates the maximum number of opinions.

A side advantage of this work is that it contains a very large number of compositions suitable for students and teachers of the Indian tabla.

The kaida receives almost no discussion in this book. The kaida was discussed in great length in Volume 4 of this series, A Focus on the Kaidas of Tabla.

Preface		xi
Chapter 1	Introduction	1
Chapter 2	Taxonomy	3
Chapter 3	Toda (Cadential Compositions)	11
Chapter 4	Cyclic Compositions	21
Chapter 5	Mukhada	25
Chapter 6	Tihai & Nohakka	51
Chapter 7	Chakradar	81
Chapter 8	Mohara	129
Chapter 9	Tukada	141
Chapter 10	Paran	167
Chapter 11	Uthan	197
Chapter 12	Kathak Material	203
Chapter 13	Gat (Cyclic)	221
Chapter 14	Theka & Prakar	247
Chapter 15	Kaida	329
Chapter 16	Peshkar	333
Chapter 17	Rela and its Derivatives	357
Chapter 18	Laggi & Ladi	385
Chapter 19	Cadential Gats	407
Chapter 20	Miscellaneous Compositions	421
Chapter 21	Conclusion	441
Appendix 1	The Strokes	447
Appendix 2	The Tals	445
Index		461

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