Andolan (music)

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In Hindustani music andholan (Hindi: अंदोलन) as a specific form of ornament (alankar[citation needed]) is a gentle oscillation around a note, touching the periphery of an adjacent note as well as shrutis in between. The notes (andolit swars) used for andolan depend on the raga.[1]

References

  1. Introduction to Andolan at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy