Monday, January 21, 2008

Khyal


Khyal, literally meaning "Thought" in Urdu, is special as it is based on improvising and expressing emotion. Khyal is a form of vocal music in Hindustani music, adopted from medieval Persian music and based off of Dhrupad music A Khyal is a 4 to 8 lined lyric set to tune. The lyric is of an emotional account possibly from poetic observation. Khyal are also more popularly depicting emotional significance between two lovers, a situation evoking intense feeling, or situations of ethological significance in Hinduism and Islam.

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