Alankarams

Basic traditional scalar exercises for various time structures in Carnatic music. See the Markdown source file with the notation.

With all play the 1st speed once, the 2nd speed twice and 3rd speed 4 times.

stretch = 1.25
stretch space = 0.75

Dhruva talam (4+2+4+4)

tala pattern = ||,,,,|,,|,,,,|,,,,||
aksharas per line = 14

S r G m G r S r G r S r G m
r G m P m G r G m G r G m P
G m P d P m G m P m G m P d
m P d N d P m P d P m P d N
P d N S+ N d P d N d P d N S+

S+ N d P d N S+ N d N S+ N d P
N d P m P d N d P d N d P m
d P m G m P d P m P d P m G
P m G r G m P m G m P m G r
m G r S r G m G r G m G r S

Matya talam (4+2+4)

tala pattern = ||,,,,|,,|,,,,||
aksharas per line = 10

S r G r S r S r G m
r G m G r G r G m P
G m P m G m G m P d
m P d P m P m P d N
P d N d P d P d N S+

S+ N d N S+ N S+ N d P
N d P d N d N d P m
d P m P d P d P m G
P m G m P m P m G r
m G r G m G m G r S

Rupaka talam (2+4)

tala pattern = ||,,|,,,,||
aksharas per line = 6

S r S r G m     
r G r G m P
G m G m P d     
m P m P d N
P d P d N S+    

S+ N S+ N d P 
N d N d P m
d P d P m G
P m P m G r
m G m G r S

Jhampa talam (7+1+2)

tala pattern = ||,,, ,, ,,|,|,,||
aksharas per line = 10

S r G S r S r G m ,
r G m r G r G m P ,
G m P G m G m P d ,
m P d m P m P d N ,
P d N P d P d N S+ ,

S+ N d S+ N S+ N d P ,
N d P N d N d P m , 
d P m d P d P m G ,
P m G P m P m G r ,
m G r m G m G r S ,

Triputa talam (3+2+2)

tala pattern = ||,,,|,,|,,||
aksharas per line = 7

S r G S r G m
r G m r G m P
G m P G m P d
m P d m P d N
P d N P d N S+

S+ N d S+ N d P
N d P N d P m
d P m d P m G
P m G P m G r
m G r m G r S

Ata talam (5+5+2+2)

tala pattern = ||,,,,,|,,,,,|,,|,,||
aksharas per line = 14

S r , G , S , r G , m , m ,
r G , m , r , G m , P , P ,
G m , P , G , m P , d , d ,
m P , d , m , P d , N , N ,
P d , N , P , d N , S+ , S+ ,

S+ N , d , S+ , N d , P , P ,
N d , P , N , d P , m , m ,
d P , m , d , P m , G , G ,
P m , G , P , m G , r , r ,
m G , r , m , G r , S , S ,

Eka talam (4)

tala pattern = ||,,,,||
aksharas per line = 4

S r G m
r G m P
G m P d
m P d N
P d N S+

S+ N d P
N d P m 
d P m G
P m G r
m G r S