ஆலாபனம்
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Tamil[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Sanskrit आलपन (ālapana, “discourse, conversation”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ஆலாபனம் • (ālāpaṉam)
- (Music) an improvised introduction to a melody, meant to notify to the audience the nature of the raga which the melody will develop, and also to help the singer himself to get into its swing
See also[edit]
- ஆளாபம் (āḷāpam)
References[edit]
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஆலாபனம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press