Sanskrit · noun · Poetry, Speech & Art

Vistaar

विस्तार

said vis-taar

also written: vistar, bistaar

Meaning

The gradual expansion and elaboration of a raga, phrase by phrase.

Literally: Sanskrit vistara, expansion.

Related words

The slow, unmetered opening passage of a raag that unfolds its melodic shape.

A melodic mode or framework of Indian classical music; also passion or attachment.

The art and process of unfolding a raga in free, unmetered melodic exposition.