Bhatkhande Tala Notation System

This Tala Notation system introduced by Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande. The objective of said notation system was to protect and preserve the traditional compositions of music. He developed symbols for Sam, Matra, Tali-Khali, Vibhag etc, to define any Tala structure (swaroop) or its composition (bandish).

1. Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande Tala Notation System Dr. Amit Kumar Verma Assistant Professor Sangeet Bhavana Visva Bharati University Santiniketan , W.B. Email: [email protected]

2. Objective of Notation System This Tala Notation system introduced by Pt. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande . The objective of said notation system was to protect and preserve the traditional compositions of music. He developed symbols for Sam, Matra , Tali -Khali, Vibhag etc , to define any Tala structure ( swaroop ) or its composition ( bandish ).

3. Sl. Term Symbols 1. Sam X 2. Tali 2,3,4,5…. 3. Khali 4. One Matra No any symbol 5. Two or more than two Matra ٮ 6. Vibhag | 7. Avagrah S

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