Tabla Without Borders: Toward a Contemporary Model for Tabla Performance and Composition SAMUEL JOHN EVANS 10.26180/5b628d004adba https://bridges.monash.edu/articles/thesis/Tabla_Without_Borders_Toward_a_Contemporary_Model_for_Tabla_Performance_and_Composition/6891905 This practice-led research examines the potential for creating new, contemporary repertoire for the tabla in small ensemble settings. The aim of the research is to expand the musical roles, elements, and conventions that are performed on the tabla in the context of contemporary intercultural music. The music created in this research is documented in recording and notation to demonstrate the practical application of the theoretical musical concepts enunciated in the written component of the research. The written component of the research fills a gap in the literature on the contemporary performance practices of the instrument and the performance component contributes significant new musical functionality for the tabla in contemporary intercultural music. 2019-04-02 23:41:17 Tabla Sam Evans Contemporary Tabla Intercultural Tabla Repertoire World Music Interculturality Indian Music Hybridity Multicultural Practice-led Research Traditional Tabla Multiple-pitch Tabla Music Composition Music Performance Musicology and Ethnomusicology