Matra (music)

In Indian classical music, a MatraMatra- Retrieved 2016-12-08 is a beat, the smallest rhythmic sub-unit of a tala - the musical meter. It is one of the three levels of structure for talaTala or Tal- Retrieved 2016-12-08 along with Vibhag (measure)Vibhag - Retrieved 2016-12-08 and Avartan (cycle).Avartan- Retrieved 2016-11-08 The significance of beats depends on their occurrence in a cycle. However, the value of the beats may be stretched or contracted depending on various factors.

See also Hindustani classical music Tala Vibhag

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