Sadra (music)

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Sadra
Stylistic origins	Northern India
Typical instruments	Tabla, Tanpura

Sadra is a vocal genre of Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent.^[1] Compositions that exist in the meters (tala) teevra (7 beats), sool (10 beats), chau (12 beats), or 10-beat Jhaptal are considered Sadra.^[2]

References

^ "A World of Melodies". Retrieved 16 January 2012.
^ Nair, Rajeev (2007). A Rasika's Journey Through Hindustani Music. Indialog Publications. ISBN 978-81-8443-007-3.

v t e Hindustani classical music
Concepts	Swara That Shruti Raga Sargam Tala Laya Bandish Gharana Swaralipi
Instruments	Sitar Sarod Veena Bansuri Santoor Shehnai Sarangi Tanpura Harmonium Tabla Pakhavaj
Genres	Dhrupad Dhamar Khyal Tarana Sadra
Semi-classical genres	Thumri Dadra Tappa Kajari Chaiti Bhatiali Sawani Hori Bhajan Abhang NatyaSangeet Qawwali Ghazal
Thaats	Bilaval Khamaj Kafi Asavari Bhairav Bhairavi Todi Purvi Marva Kalyan

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