In Indian classical music, a Matra [1] is a beat, the smallest rhythmic sub-unit of a tala - the musical meter. It is one of the three levels of structure for tala [2] along with Vibhag (measure) [3] and Avartan (cycle). [4] The significance of beats depends on their occurrence in a cycle. However, the value of the beats may be stretched or contracted depending on various factors.
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