Tabla and the Benares Gharana

Title Page
Contents
Preface
Note on Transliteration
List of Illustrations
1 The Tabla Playing Tradition
	Gharanas and Bajs
	The Evolution of the Tabla Gharanas
	Differences of Style in the Tabla Gharanas Today
	The Benares Gharana and the Kathak Community
2 An History of the Benares Gharana
3 The Training of a Tabla Player
	Guru-shishya Parampara
	Ganda-band Ceremony
	Guru Purnima
	Teacher-Disciple Relationship
	Learning to Play the Tabla
	Attitude toward the Repertoire
4 The Theory of Tal
	Tal
	Tal Theory
	Kal
	Marga
	Kriya
	Ang
	Graha
	Jati
	Kala
	Laya
	Yati
	Prastar
5 The Tabla Solo Performance
	The Tabla Solo Milieu
	The Listener and the Tabla Solo
	The Tabla Solo Ensemble
	Form in the Tabla Solo
6 Three Aspects of Tabla Composition
7 Tihai
8 Uthan
9 Theka and Kisme
10 Mohara and Mukhra
	Mohara
	Mukhra
11 Theka
12 Kayada and Rela
	Kayada
	Rela
13 Gat and Fard
	Gat
	Fard
14 Tukra, Paran, and Bol Paran
	Tukra
	Paran
	Bol Paran
15 Conclusion
Appendices
	Appendix 1 The Structure and Constuction of the Tabla
		The Structure of the Tabla
		The Construction of the Tabla
		Tuning and Care of the Tabla
		The Language of Tabla and Technique of Playing
	Appendix 2 The Tabla Strokes as Played Traditionally in the Delhi Gharana
	Appendix 3 Geneology of Benares Gharana
	Appendix 4 Tal Notation
	Appendix 5 Analysis of Two Solo Performances by Shamta Prasad