padam

Definitions

In Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.

Examples

“This first delivery of the line of a padam might best be described as a 'pre-acting' of the line. It establishes the general mood.”

“The best way to express⟳ our indebtedness to the Brinda-Muktha legacy would be to include⟳ a padam or javali in concerts”

“The dance-drama students will have⟳ already learned their roles in the padams, without music, in group “sitting classes” in the dance-drama kal·aris; in theory they would have⟳ to perform⟳ these padams in sitting classes perfectly rehearsing with musicians in the colliyattam studio”

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