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alap - What does it mean?

Definition of 'alap'

English

(wikipedia)

Alternative forms

*alaap *alapa

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The opening, improvised section of a Classical raga performance, before the formal recitation.
  • *1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 176:
  • *:The alaap is the part of our classical music that I like best. It is an inward voyage, an odyssey into the unknown.
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