Kaura , also known as Kauda and Chutka , is a folk musical performance indigenous to the hilly regions of Nepal . Kauda was originated in the Magar community of Rising Ranipokhari , Tanahun . According to historians, it was originally called Kandraha dance.
9-602: The Kaura is a traditional dance form, originated from the Magar Tribe in Nepal. It typically involves rhythmic movements accompanied by traditional music, often performed during festivals or cultural celebrations to showcase the community's heritage and identity. The word ‘Kaura’ was formed by distorting the Magar word ‘Kaanraha’. Besides the Magar community, Kaura is also performed by Gurung, Darai and Dura communities. It
18-419: A vocal composition in the assignment of syllables to notes in the melody to which the text is sung, or to set the music with regard to the ambiance of the lyrics. However, the relationship between syllables and melodic notes is just one dimension of musical prosody. According to Pat Pattison, prosody is "The appropriate relationship between elements, whatever they may be." In this sense, every element in
27-411: A song can and should create prosody, because prosody is "support for what is being said." In this sense, even the number of lines in a verse or a verse's rhyme scheme can be used to create or enhance prosody. For example, a songwriter might align downbeats or accents with stressed syllables or important words, or create musical accompaniment to the meter of the lyrics. Also, prosody can mean how
36-456: A textual mood against a contrasting musical mood. However, the term "prosody" tends to refer not to the matching of music with content, but with the matching of a melody with the language itself, so that the words being sung come across as naturally as possible. According to Mark Altrogge: "Generally when writing songs and poetry , we want to accent a phrase like we'd speak it." Melodies that do not come relatively close to approximating speech make
45-471: Is decided to dance between the young women of one village and the young men of another village by sending letters to each other. In Kaura, Syahi-Syahi in Magar language means Let's dance. Talking about the authenticity of the Kaura performance, “The female dancers should be in odd number, starting from minimum three to maximum 13. Only unmarried women were allowed or considered suitable to participate in
54-408: Is losing its authenticity due to perversions introduced by commercialization and external influence, while others have been more optimistic deeming the changes a natural part of the cultural evolution and increasing popularity. This Nepal -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Prosody (music) In music , prosody is the way the composer sets the text of
63-462: The music supports the connotation, or emotive nature, of a song. Any musical work with a singer, regardless of the genre , requires its composer or songwriter to examine the interplay between the music and the words. For example, the mood of the music typically matches that of the lyrical content: for example, when the lyrics address a sad topic, the music would sound sad, perhaps using minor chords. Of course, composers might work differently, setting
72-408: The performance, while both married & unmarried men could perform. In Kaura, one verse is sung multiple times to create rhythm for the dancers. It was often mandatory for men to sing to the rhythm of the instrument Khaijandi while women to dance, wearing Jharra in their legs. Although associated with its distinctive costume, musical instruments and prosody , some have expressed concern that Kaura
81-416: The words hard to understand; melodies that go beyond the point of clarity and come even closer to approximating speech make the singer sound more human and therefore have a stronger emotional impact on the listener. A melody with good prosody will not assign long notes to relatively insignificant syllables, nor will it put them on the beat or give them any sort of accentuation. The musical phrases will match
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