| Eduppu
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A
Tamil word, which means the point at which the music begins on Tala cycle. In the Sama Eduppu,
the music begins with the Tala. Atita
Eduppu is when the music begins after the Tala and the Anagata
Eduppu is when the Tala begins before the music.
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| Eka Tala
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The
seventh of the basic seven Talas consisting of only one Laghu.
The symbol is 1.
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| Equal Temperament
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A
system of tuning adopted for keyboard instruments like the Piano. The
octave is divided into twelve equal semitones. The Indian scale is based
on what is called the just intonation, based on the natural untempered
scale.
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| Ettayapuram
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An
important place for music in South India. Composers like Muthuswami Dikshitar, Baluswami Dikshitar and Subbarama Dikshitar are associated with this place. The Sangeeta
Sampradaya Pradarshini was published by the Ettayapuram
Samasthanam in 1904. Ettayapuram is also the birthplace of the Tamil
poet, Subrahmanya Bharati.
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| Ettukada Pallavi
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Another
name for the Charanam in a Varnam.
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