Khyal

Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian/Arabic word meaning "imagination".^[1] Khyal is associated with romantic poetry, and allows the performer greater freedom of expression than dhrupad and is sung with the tabla instead of the pakhavaj. In khyal, ragas are extensively ornamented, and the style calls for more technical virtuosity.^[2]

^ Caudhuri, Vimalakanta Roya (2000). Dictionary Of Hindustani Classical Music. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 54. ISBN 8120817087.
^ Fletcher, Peter (2001). World Musics in Context: A Comprehensive Survey of the World's Major Musical Cultures. Oxford University Press. pp. 258–259. ISBN 0198166362.

[1] Caudhuri, Vimalakanta Roya (2000). Dictionary Of Hindustani Classical Music. Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 54. ISBN 8120817087.

[2] Fletcher, Peter (2001). World Musics in Context: A Comprehensive Survey of the World's Major Musical Cultures. Oxford University Press. pp. 258–259. ISBN 0198166362.

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