ஆலாபனம்
Tamil
Etymology
From Sanskrit आलपन (ālapana, “discourse, conversation”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔaːl̪aːbanam/, [ʔɑːl̪ɑːbənəm]
Noun
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
- ஆளாபம் (āḷāpam)
References
- University of Madras, “ஆலாபனம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press, 1924–1936.