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Re:Rhythm (taal) in Indian Classical Music (2011) by OJFord on Friday April 21, 2023 @08:17AM (#35652597)
I'm a Hindi speaker in training, but not music theory. I'm curious what they're named for?

Quoting the article:

> For instance, Teentaal (16 beats) is made up of four sections of four beats each, while Ektaal (12 beats) is made up of six sections of two beats each.

why is 'three rhythm' four beats/bar (and four bars repeating) and 'one rhythm' two (six)?

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Re:Rhythm (taal) in Indian Classical Music (2011) by d13 on Friday April 21, 2023 @08:26AM (#35652676)
It’s the number of claps that matter.

Teentaal: there’s a clap on beats 1,4 and 12. No clap on 9. Ektaak: Just one clap on the first beat.

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