| 释义 |
matra|ˈmɑːtrə|
[Skr.]
In Indian music, a beat, or a subdivision of one, within a rhythmic phrase.
1898B. A. Pingle Indian Mus. (ed. 2) v. 161 The number of Mátrás in a Tála is fixed. 1971Shankar's Weekly (Delhi) 4 Apr. 24/3 The tabla player has to go through a cycle of matras, each of which is divided into a number of beats. 1972P. Holroyde Indian Mus. v. 199 Tala (= palm of the hand) is a complex organization of rhythms or differing beats..in multiple groupings or thekas which are again subdivided by the individual components of the beat, the fractional matras. Ibid. 200 Matras are the smaller individual beats, each matra being determined in length by the pace of the overall rhythm. |