alapn.

Brit.

/aˈlɑːp/, U.S.

/æˈlɑp/

Forms:

α. 1800s– alap, 1900s– alaap.

β. 1800s– alapa.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit ālāpa, ālāp.

Etymology: < Sanskrit ālāpa (also with vernacular pronunciation ālāp), specific use of ālāpa act of speaking to, conversation, speech < ālap to speak to, address, to converse ( < ā- towards + lap- to speak, chatter, ultimately of imitative origin).Compare also the following earlier example of an independent and apparently isolated borrowing of the Sanskrit word in a rare specific sense denoting a musical scale:1809 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 9 463 The Múrchhanás are all personified, and distinguished by names... Those of Gaudhára Gráma [sic], are: 1st. Mandrá,..7th Alapa.

In classical Indian music: the improvised non-metrical section of a raga, forming a prologue to the formal expression.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > introduction or opening

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preamble1611

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alap1834

introduction1880

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1834 N. A. Willard Treat. Music Hindoostan 35 The peculiar nature of the melody of Hindoostan not only permits but enjoins the singer..to break off sometimes..and fall into a rhapsodical embellishment called Alap.

1891 C. R. Day Music & Musical Instruments S. India iv. 41 An alâpa..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.

1959 Listener 23 Apr. 736/1 There is the breathless tone..when the alap quickens.

1972 P. Holroyde Indian Music 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.

2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. i. 63/2 Played by the soloist in free rhythm with tanpura or drone accompaniment, it is the alap which reveals most about a musician's mastery and prowess.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alap
释义	alapn. Brit. /aˈlɑːp/, U.S. /æˈlɑp/ Forms: α. 1800s– alap, 1900s– alaap. β. 1800s– alapa. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit ālāpa, ālāp. Etymology: < Sanskrit ālāpa (also with vernacular pronunciation ālāp), specific use of ālāpa act of speaking to, conversation, speech < ālap to speak to, address, to converse ( < ā- towards + lap- to speak, chatter, ultimately of imitative origin).Compare also the following earlier example of an independent and apparently isolated borrowing of the Sanskrit word in a rare specific sense denoting a musical scale:1809 Asiatic Researches (London ed.) 9 463 The Múrchhanás are all personified, and distinguished by names... Those of Gaudhára Gráma [sic], are: 1st. Mandrá,..7th Alapa. In classical Indian music: the improvised non-metrical section of a raga, forming a prologue to the formal expression. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > piece of music > section of piece of music > [noun] > introduction or opening overtc1450 preamble1611 intrada1664 flourish1706 entry1728 alap1834 introduction1880 intro1923 pickup1928 1834 N. A. Willard Treat. Music Hindoostan 35 The peculiar nature of the melody of Hindoostan not only permits but enjoins the singer..to break off sometimes..and fall into a rhapsodical embellishment called Alap. 1891 C. R. Day Music & Musical Instruments S. India iv. 41 An alâpa..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. 1959 Listener 23 Apr. 736/1 There is the breathless tone..when the alap quickens. 1972 P. Holroyde Indian Music 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. 2000 S. Broughton et al. World Music: Rough Guide II. i. 63/2 Played by the soloist in free rhythm with tanpura or drone accompaniment, it is the alap which reveals most about a musician's mastery and prowess. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1834
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