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alap|aˈlɑːp|
Also alaap, alapa.
[a. Hindi ālāp, late Skr. ālāpa, prob. f. Skr. ālāpya, lit. ‘that which is to be spoken or sung’.]
In Indian music, the improvised introductory section of a raga.
1891C. R. Day Mus. & Mus. Instruments of S. India iv. 41 To convey in writing an adequate idea of what an alâpa consists is..difficult; it is not exactly a song..; neither is it an air, for it is not confined in its rhythm. An alâpa may be said to be rather a kind of rhapsody, which abounds with grace and embellishments of all kinds, and is formed by an extension, according to the murchana, of the notes of the râga, in such a way that all the characteristics of that râga are prominently shown. 1898[see dhrupad]. 1957New Oxf. Hist. Mus. I. iv. 213 It is customary to preface the performance of a râga..with a prelude, called âlâpa, in which, against the note chosen for the function of sa, the salient points are pointed. 1959Listener 23 Apr. 736/1 There is the breathless tone..when the alap quickens. 1972P. Holroyde Indian Mus. 266 In Hindustani music the elaboration of the alaap is an indication of depth..of musicianship, whereas in the Carnatic it is often curtailed for the main body—the gat—of the raga. 1980Early Music Gaz. Jan. 16/3 Particularly in the protracted alap of his [sc. Ravi Shankar's] opening solo raga, it was clear that the process of tuning..is of vital concern. |