Hindol 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 ...
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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 ...
'' from the
Kalyan Thaat
Kalyan () is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga (more popularly known as Yaman) within this thaat.
Description
Kalyan thaat consists of an important group of evening ragas ...
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According to Indian classical vocalist
Pandit Jasraj
Pandit Jasraj (28 January 1930 – 17 August 2020) was an Indian classical vocalist, belonging to the '' Mewati gharana'' (musical apprenticeship lineage). His musical career spanned 75 years resulting in national and international fame ...
, Hindol is an ancient raga associated with the spring season and is sung during the first part of the day.
Origin
The raga emerges from
Kalyan Thaat
Kalyan () is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga (more popularly known as Yaman) within this thaat.
Description
Kalyan thaat consists of an important group of evening ragas ...
. It is an ancient ''raga'' associated with the spring season.
Technical description
Arohana
The Arohana has five notes.
Sa Ga Ma# Dha Ni Dha Sa.
Avarohana
The Avarohana has five notes.
Sa Ni Dha Ma# Ga Sa.
Re and Pa are not used. The only ''Teevra'' note used is Ma (henceforth represented by Ma#). All other ''swaras'' are ''shuddha''.
Pakad
Sa Ga Ma# Dha Ni Dha Ma# Ga Sa.
The ''
vadi swara'' is Dha, and the ''
samvadi
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 ' ...
'' is Ga.
Jati
Audhva – Audhav
Samay (time)
The raga is to be sung or played on an instrument such as ''veena'', ''sitar'', ''sehnai'', flute, etc., during the first part of the day.
Further information
The raga has Teevra Madhyam at its heart, and revolves around that note, resting on Dha or Ga. A prominent movement in Hindol is the
gamak
Gamaka (also spelled gamakam) refer to ornamentation that is used in the performance of North and South Indian classical music. Gamaka can be understood as embellishment done on a note or between two notes. Present-day Carnatic music uses at le ...
, heavy and forceful oscillations particularly using Ma# and Dha. Its structure and phrasing is the imitation of a swing, hence the name Hindol (Hindola means swing). The Ni in the avarohana is very weak, and in most compositions, it is used obliquely or often entirely avoided. The mostly pure classical genre of music like
Khayal
Khyal or Khayal (ख़याल / خیال) is a major form of Hindustani classical music in the Indian subcontinent. Its name comes from a Persian/Arabic word meaning "imagination". Khyal is associated with romantic poetry, and allows the perfor ...
s or
Dhamars are composed in this raga.
References
Sources
Sound of India, The Best Reference Site for Indian Classical Music
{{Rāgas as per Performance Time
Hindustani ragas