Tal Rahmani, Abhiyan or Campaign Music Beat in Dhol-Damau Playing in Marriage Procession a Folk Drama of Garhwal, Kumaon

Review of Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional Plays part -175   

Rag Ragini, Tal, Music Beats, Music Notes or Music Scripts in Garhwali Folk Songs and Folk Music part -5

    गढ़वाली गीत संगीत (गढ़वाली लोक नाटकों ) में ताल, राग रागिनी-3

                             

                     Bhishma Kukreti (Folk Literature Research Scholar

             The Auji pair (one play Dhol and other Damau) walk along with marriage procession. In between groom village and bride village there are many geographical aspects on the way of marriage procession. On the way, there is plain land; there is steep ascent, medium ascent, descent, hills, valley, river crossing etc.

There are different music beat for each geographical situation. There major four Music Beats of Dhol-Damau while played in marriage procession as per geographical situation.

सेंदार /सीधो बाटू /रास्ता  or Music Beat/Music Rhythm  of Dhol –Damau for  Straight Road/Path –

                          झेगु तक झेगु झेग तक I झेगन झगत I  झे-नन्ह तक II

     उकाळ/चढाई  को बाटू /रास्ता Music Beat/ music Rhythm of Dhol-Raunt for  Ascent Path

                         झेनन  तक   I झे गा झे नन तक II

        उन्धार /उतराई को बाटू /रास्ता /Music Beats /Music Rhythm of Dhol-Damau for descent Road/Path

                         झेगा झे - - I  झे  नन तक II

गाड गदन /नदी तीर or Music Beats/Music Rhythm of Dhol-Damau for  River Bank

                         झेगु झेगु I झग तग II

Sign ___  = अर्धचंद्राकार Concave from beneath

                By hearing the specific tone or rhythm people used to know the exact position of marriage party.

          Auji used to keep their script secret with them and used to convey it through Sruti or oral methodology.

Source- Keshav Anuragi, Nad Nandini (unpublished)

Copyright@ Bhishma Kukreti 20 /6/2014 for interpretation notes  

Contact ID -bckukreti@gmail.com

Characteristics of Garhwali Folk Drama, Community Dramas; Folk Theater/Rituals and Traditional to be continued in next chapter

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