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Gandhara

Gandhara

9.9
The third note in Indian classical music
  • noun
  • Indian
: Gandhara
  • She practiced moving smoothly from Gandhara to the next note in the scale.

Examples

  • Students learn to identify Gandhara as part of their basic music training.

  • Can you play the Gandhara note on the sitar?

  • The vocalist held the Gandhara note with perfect clarity during the performance.

  • The note Gandhara is essential in Indian classical music.

  • The vocalist held the Gandhara note with perfect clarity during the performance.

  • Students learn to identify Gandhara as part of their basic music training.

  • Can you play the Gandhara note on the sitar?

Surface Forms

Gandhara singular
Gandharas plural

Etymology

Gandhara for the third note in Indian music comes from the old Sanskrit name Gandhara and is commonly shortened to 'Ga'. So a helpful way to remember it is to think of the long name shrinking to the short singing sound 'Ga', which marks the third tone.