Key Concepts

This chapter introduces four foundational concepts related to Hindu rhythmic systems:

1. Ametrical Music - Music organized by precise rhythmic values rather than regular metric framework
2. Hindu Rhythmic Systems (Deçî-Tâlas) - The 120 rhythmic patterns catalogued by Çârngadeva
3. Rāgavardhana Analysis - Detailed analysis extracting compositional principles from a specific Hindu rhythm
4. Prime Number Rhythms - Rhythmic patterns based on prime-number quantities that resist metric division