Indian Classical Music And Sikh Kirtan
by Gobind Singh Mansukhani (M.A., LL.B, Ph.D.) © 1982
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by Gobind Singh Mansukhani (M.A., LL.B, Ph.D.) © 1982
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Indian Classical Music And Sikh Kirtan by Gobind Singh Mansukhani (M.A., LL.B, Ph.D.) © 1982 Tappa |
| Tappa This composition belongs to the rural people of the Punjab and deals with the love of Heer and Ranjha. It can be sung in any light raga and can use all the musical graces. Its trill is peculiar and its rhythm is medium. Its beauty lies in the combination of notes. Generally it contain an asthai and antra. It was popularised by Ghulam Nabi in the eighteenth century. |