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khyal|kiːˈɑːl| Also kheal. [Skr.] A traditional type of song in northern India, with instrumental accompaniment, usually containing two main themes.
1882N. A. Willard in R. S. M. Tagore Hindu Mus. (ed. 2) i. 102 In the Kheal the subject generally is a love tale, and the person supposed to utter it, a female. 1914A. H. F. Strangways Mus. Hindostan vi. 165 Both are Khyāls, and by Rabindranath Tagore. 1921H. A. Popley Mus. India vi. 89 The Khyāl was introduced later than the Dhrupad, in order to find a place for the graces which are not allowed in the former. Ibid., Khyal singers and Dhrupad singers are usually different. 1971Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 24/4 Lines of a khyal are ordinarily made to sprawl over several matras each of a long duration. |