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Asavari
Raga Asavari () is a Hindustani classical raga. It belongs to the Asavari thaat and is performed in the morning hours. In pre- Bhatkhande days this Asavari used the Komal Rishab instead of Shuddh Rishab. When Bhatkhandeji created the thaat process, he changed that Asavari's Komal Rishab to Shuddha Rishab but the name remained the same. From that time the old or real 'Asavari' has been called the Komal Rishabh Asavari, and the new Shuddha Rishabh Asavari is simply called 'Asavari'. Raga Asavari and Komal Rishabh Asavari also appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Sikh Gurus Sri Guru Ramdas Ji and Sri Guru Arjun Dev Ji used these ragas. The Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari appears as 'Raga Asavari Sudhang' in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji. Structure Thaat: Asavari Jati: Audava-Sampoorna Arohana: Avarohana: Vadi: Samavadi: Pakad: Time: Second period of the day (9am-12pm) Mood: Renunciation and s ...
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Komal Rishabh Asavari
Komal Rishabh Asavari (), often simply called Asavari, is a raga in Hindustani classical music. As its name suggests, it differs from the raga Shuddh Rishabh Asavari by using a ''komal'' ("flat") ''re'' () while Asavari uses a shuddha (natural) ''re'' (). It is believed that Komal Rishabh Asavari was the original form of Asavari. Theory Arohana: Avarohana: Vadi: Samavadi The Samavadi is the second-most prominent (though not necessarily second-most played) note of a raga in Indian classical music. The primary note of the raga is the '' vadi''; the vadi and samvadi are in most cases a fourth or fifth apart. A ''s ...: Notes References Sources * * Hindustani ragas {{India-music-stub ...
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Asavari (thaat)
Asavari () is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga within this thaat. Description Adding a Komal Dhaivat to Kafi Thaat results in the Asavari thaat. Raga Asavari is full of ''tyag'', the mood of renunciation and sacrifice as well as pathos. It is best suited for late morning. However important evening/night raga-like Darbari and Adana also use notes of Asavari thaat with different styles, stress points and ornamentation. Ragas in Asavari Thaat: #Asavari #Desi #Darbari # Kaunsi Kanada #Adana Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million. Adana lies in the heart ... # Jaunpuri # Devgandhar References {{reflist Hindustani music theory ...
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Thaat
A Thaat () is a "Parent scale" in North Indian or Hindustani music. It is the Hindustani equivalent of the term ''Melakartha raga'' of Carnatic Music. The concept of the ''thaat'' is not exactly equivalent to the western musical scale because the primary function of a ''thaat'' is not as a tool for music composition, but rather as a basis for classification of ragas. There is not necessarily strict compliance between a raga and its parent ''thaat''; a raga said to 'belong' to a certain ''thaat'' need not allow all the notes of the ''thaat'', and might allow other notes. ''Thaats'' are generally accepted to be heptatonic by definition. The term ''thaat'' is also used to refer to the frets of stringed instruments like the sitar and the veena. It is also used to denote the posture adopted by a Kathak dancer at the beginning of their performance. History The modern ''thaat'' system was created by Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande (1860–1936), an influential musicologist in the field o ...
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Jaunpuri (raga)
Raga Jaunpuri is a rāga in Hindustani classical music in the Asavari thaat. Some musicians like Omkarnath Thakur consider it indistinguishable from the shuddha rishabh Asavari.Rajan ParrikarAsavari and Associates Its attractive swaras also make it a popular raga in the Carnatic circles with a number of compositions in South India being tuned to Jaunpuri. The name of the rāga may associate it with places of this name, such as Javanpur in Gujarat, close to Saurasthra region and Jaunpur in northern Uttar Pradesh. History Jaunpuri was created by Sultan Hussain Sharqi of Jaunpur. Structure The Pakad is "m P n d P, m P g, R m P" It is usually performed in morning (9-12pm). In Carnatic music Structure and Lakshana * : * : (the notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, kaishika nishadham and shuddh dhaivatam'') In the Carnatic circles, ''Jonpuri'' is considered a ''janya'' rāga of '' Natab ...
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Ragamala Paintings
Ragamala paintings are a form of Indian miniature painting, a set of illustrative paintings of the ''Ragamala'' or "Garland of Ragas", depicting variations of the Indian musical modes called ragas. They stand as a classical example of the amalgamation of art, poetry and classical music in medieval India. Ragamala paintings were created in most schools of Indian painting, starting in the 16th and 17th centuries, and are today named accordingly as Pahari Ragamala, Rajasthan or Rajput Ragamala, Deccan Ragamala, and Mughal Ragamala. Also it originated in Rajasthan. In these painting each raga is personified by a colour, mood, a verse describing a story of a hero and heroine (nayaka and nayika), it also elucidates the season and the time of day and night in which a particular raga is to be sung; and finally most paintings also demarcate the specific Hindu deities attached with the raga, like Bhairava or Bhairavi to Shiva, Sri to Devi etc. The paintings depict not just the Ragas, bu ...
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Asaveri
Asaveri (asāvēri) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 8th ''melakarta'' scale ''Hanumatodi''. It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ''swaras'' (musical notes) in the ascending scale, and has a ''vakra'' (zigzag) descending scale.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras ''Asaveri'' is an ancient rāgam, which is mentioned in the ''Sangita Ratnakara''. ''Asaveri'' resembles ''Komal Asavari'' and ''Asa Todi'' of Hindustani classical music. The ''Asavari'' of Hindustani music resembles ''Natabhairavi'' of Carnatic music. Structure and Lakshana ''Asaveri'' is an asymmetric, bhashaga rāgam (has foreign notes) that does not contain ''gandharam'' and ''nishadam'' in the ascending scale. It is an ''audava-vakra-sampurna'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning ...
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Kanada Raga Group
Kanada (, ( ISO 15919/ IAST: ''Kānaṛā rāgaṅg'' Hindi: कान्हड़ा, Bengali: কানাড়া)) also known as Kanhada is a group of '' raga''s in Hindustani classical music. The name Kanada suggests that it may have originated in the Carnatic music tradition and Kannada country.Joep Bor 1999 Ragas in this group belong to different thaats, but particularly to the Asavari or Kafi thaat. Komal Gandhar (Ga) and Komal Dhaivat (Dha) are vakra (zigzag) in descent and are used in phrases like gMR and dnP. List of ragas in the Kanada family The following ragas belong to this group :Kaufmann 1968 #Abhogi Kanada #Adana Kanada #Asavari Kanada #Basanti Kanada #Bageshree Kanada #Bhavsakh Kanada #Darbari Kanada #Enayatkhani Kanada #Devsakh Kanada #Gunji Kanada #Husseini Kanada #Jayant Kanada #Kafi Kanada #Kausi Kanada #Lachari Kanada #Lankashree Kanada #Malkauns Kanada #Nagadhwani Kanada #Navarasa Kanada #Nayaki Kanada #Rageshree Kanada #Raisa Kanada #Ramsakh K ...
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Sri Guru Granth Sahib
The Guru Granth Sahib ( pa, ਗੁਰੂ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the religion. The Adi Granth ( pa, ਆਦਿ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ), its first rendition, was compiled by the fifth guru, Guru Arjan (1564–1606). Its compilation was completed on 29 August 1604 and first installed inside Golden Temple in Amritsar on 1 September 1604. Baba Buddha was appointed the first Granthi of the Golden Temple. Shortly afterwards Guru Hargobind added Ramkali Ki Vaar. Later, Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh guru, added hymns of Guru Tegh Bahadur to the Adi Granth and affirmed the text as his successor. This second rendition became known as the Guru Granth Sahib and is also sometimes referred to as the Adi Granth.
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Bilaskhani Todi
Bilaskhani Todi is a Hindustani classical raga. It is a blend of the ragas Asavari and Todi, and has a close affinity with Komal Rishabh Asavari. Theory The Hindustani classical raga Bilaskhani Todi is an example of the flaws of the Bhatkhande thaat system because it is classified under the Bhairavi thaat based on the notes it uses, but it is actually a type of Todi, and permitting any Bhairavi during a performance kills the raga. Arohana and avarohana * Arohana: Sa re ga Pa dha Sa * Avarohana: re ni dha Ma ga re Sa Vadi and samavadi * Vadi: dha * Samavadi: ga Organization and relationships Thaat: Bhairavi Samay (Time) Morning, between 6 a.m. to 12 p.m. Seasonality Certain ragas have seasonal associations. Rasa Devotional, Bhakti Historical information Origins Legend has it that this raga was created by Bilas Khan, son of Miyan Tansen, after his father's death. It is said that while trying to sing Todi, his father's favorite raga, in the wake of his fath ...
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Avarohana
An Avarohana, Avarohanam or Avaroha, in the context of Indian classical music, is the descending scale of any raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, ''Glossary'' pages, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications The notes descend in pitch from the upper tonic (taar shadja or Sa) down to the lower tonic, possibly in a crooked (vakra) manner. Examples In raga Darbari, an Asavari-thaat raga with vadi-samvadi R-P, the avroha is R' n S' d~ n P, m P g~ m R S, with andolan on the dhaivat and gandhar. In Malahari, which is ''janya'' raga of 15th ''melakarta'' Mayamalavagowla Mayamalavagowla (pronounced ) is a raga of Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is classified as 15th '' melakarta'' raga under Venkatamakhin's '' melakarta'' system. Originally known as ''malavagowla'', "maya" was ..., the avarohana is ''S D1 P M1 G2 R1 S''. See swaras in Carnatic music for description of this notation. In Sahana, a ''janya'' raga of 28th ''melakarta'' ...
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Natabhairavi
Naṭabhairavi is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 20th ''melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system. It corresponds to the Natural minor scale of western music system. Natabhairavi corresponds to the ''Asavari thaat'' of Hindustani music.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras In the Muthuswami Dikshitar school this melakarta is instead known as Nārīrītigowla.''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai ''Natabhairavi'' is known to be a rāgam that incites feelings of grandeur and devotion in the listeners. Structure and Lakshana It is the 2nd rāgam in the 4th ''chakra Veda''. The mnemonic name is ''Veda-Sri''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ri gi ma pa dha ni''. Its ' structure is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music ...
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Vadi (music)
Vadi, in both Hindustani classical music and Carnatic music, is the tonic (root) swara (musical note) of a given raga (musical scale). "Vadi is the most sonant or most important note of a Raga."Nad Understanding Raga Music, Bagchee, Sandeep It does not refer to the most played note but it rather refers to a note of special significance. It is usually the swara which is repeated the greatest number of times, and often it is the swara on which the singer can pause for a significant time. Vadi swara in a raga is like a king in a kingdom. The specialty of any raaga depends on vadi swara and because of this, the vadi swara is also called the ''Jeeva swara'' or the ''Ansha swara''. A good artist uses vadi swara in different ways like singing vaadi swara again and again, starting a raga with vadi swara, to end a raaga with vadi swara, singing vadi swara many times in important places with different swaras or sometime singing vadi swara for a longer time in one breath. ''Vadi'' swara is al ...
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