Bhimpalasi or Bheempalasi (also known as Bhimpalas or Bheempalas) is a

Hindustani classical Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

raga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradit ...

. Raga Bhimpalasi belongs to the

Kafi Thaat Kafi () is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga (Kharaharapriya) within this thaat. Description Kafi thaat makes use of the Komal Gandhara and Komal Nishad. So basically it a ...

Theory

Aarohana Arohana, Arohanam or Aroha, in the context of Indian classical music, is the ascending scale of notes in a raga.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, ''Glossary'' pages, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications The pitch increases as we ...

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Avaroha 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 ...

: The raag has komal Ni and Ga. It is an Audava-Sampoorna jati raga, implying that it has 5 notes in Arohana and 7 in Avarohana. * Vadi Swar: * Samavadi Swar: *

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 t ...

Kafi Kafi ( pa, ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (Gurmukhi), (Shahmukhi), Hindi: काफ़ी, Urdu: کافی, Sindhi:ڪافي) is a classical form of Sufi music mostly in the Siraiki, Punjabi and Sindhi languages and originating from the Punjab, and Sindh ...

Pakad In Hindustani music, a ''pakad'' (Hindi: पकड़) is a generally accepted musical phrase (or set of phrases) thought to encapsulate the essence of a particular raga. The pakad contains the melodic theme of the raga, on listening to the paka ...

or Chalan:

Prominent Bandish(Composition) by Niyamat Khan 'Sadarang'

Sthayi: Jaa, jaa re apane mandiravaa Suna paave gi (mori) saas-nanadiyaa

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: Suna ho sadaa-rang, tuma ko chaahata hay kya tum hamako chalana kiyaa, (or kya tum hamako Thagana diya) Jaa, jaa re

Prominent Bandish(Composition) by Acharya Dr. Pandit Gokulotsavji Maharaj "MadhurPiya"

The Bandish Initials(Bandish Name): "Gaao Bajao Sab Mil Ata Umang So" The Bandish is set in taal

EkTaal Ektal or Ektaal is a tala in Indian music. It is commonly used in classical music like kheyal, and semi-classical forms like Rabindra Sangeet. In ''ektal'' the 12 matras are divided into 6 vibhags of two matras each. Ektal is played in Drut gat ...

Organisation and relationships

Related/similar ragas: *

Bageshree Raga Bageshri or Bageshree () is a Hindustani classical raga. It is a popular night raga, which is meant to depict the emotion of a woman waiting for reunion with her lover. It is said to have been first sung by Miyan Tansen, the celebrated co ...

Dhanashree Dhanashree is the best friend of Neha raga that also appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Guru Granth Sahib. Raga Dhanashree appears in the Ragmala as a ragini of Malkauns and currently is a member of the Kafi ...

, Dhani,

Patdeep Patdeep or Patdip (पटदीप), is a Hindustani classical raga from the Kafi Thaat. Theory Arohana and Avarohana Notation: S r R g G M Ḿ P d D n N S Lower case indicates 'komal' or flat notes, " indicates higher (third) octave, ' indicat ...

, Hamsakinkini, Patdeepaki *In

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the Dravidian languages, South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, an ...

Karnataka Devagandhari Abheri (pronounced ābhēri) is a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''Janya'' raga (derived scale), whose ''Melakarta'' raga (parent, also known as ''janaka'') is ''Kharaharapriya'', 22nd in the 72 ' ...

is the most similar raga, falling with Melakarta 22 (Karaharapriya).

Behaviour

The ''madhyam'' (fourth) is the most important note - an important 'nyaas' sthaan (note for rest) with emphasized elaboration around this note - S g M, M g M, g M P, M P g M P (M) g (M) g M... The ''rishabh'' (second) and the ''dhaivat'' (sixth) are skipped in ''aarohi'' (ascending) passages, but are given due importance when descending (''avrohi''). Such property of the raga gives it Audava-Sampoorna jati. Use of the ''dhaivat'' and ''rishabh'' is symmetric and both are approached via the succeeding notes (D from n, and R from g).g is taken with karn of m, n from sa. E.g.-g=mg and n=sn

Film songs

Language:
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Note that the following songs are composed in

Abheri Abheri (pronounced ābhēri) is a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''Janya'' raga (derived scale), whose ''Melakarta'' raga (parent, also known as ''janaka'') is ''Kharaharapriya'', 22nd in the 72 ' ...

, the equivalent of raga Bhimpalasi in

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External links

SAWF Article on Bhimpalasi and related raagsITC-SRA on BhimpalasiRajan Parrikar on RagasFilm songs in Bhimpalasi
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