Indian Classical Music And Sikh Kirtan
by Gobind Singh Mansukhani (M.A., LL.B, Ph.D.) © 1982
Ghazal
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by Gobind Singh Mansukhani (M.A., LL.B, Ph.D.) © 1982
Ghazal
Indian Classical Music And Sikh Kirtan by Gobind Singh Mansukhani (M.A., LL.B, Ph.D.) © 1982 Ghazal |
| Ghazal The composition of the text of the ghazal is generally in Urdu or Persian. It is sung in simple ragas in which thumri and tappa are sung. Its theme is secular or spiritual love and is full of shingar rasa (erotic feeling). Tals used for ghazal are deepchandi, dadra, kehrva, teevra, etc. There are many antras in this composition. The tune is the same, but the wording is different. The song is significant for its wording and meaning. The ghazal is not confined to any particular raga and may contain a combination of ragas. |