Pilu or Peelu is a ''
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 ...
'' of
Hindustani classical music
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 ...
. It is mostly used in light-classical forms, like
''thumris''.
Arohana and Avarohana
Arohana
P 'N S g m P N S
N S G m P N S
S g m P D S
S R m P N S
Avarohana
S' N D P m G m P g R S 'N S
S' N S' D n D P m G m P G P m g R S 'N S
Some performances include shades of ' MA
Vadi and Samvadi
Ga as ''vadi''
Ni as ''samvadi''
Pakad or Chalan
S g R g S R 'N S, G m n P g - S
S g R S 'N S 'N - 'P 'd 'P 'N S - g R g 'N S
Organization and relationships
Related ''ragas'':
Kirwani
Kirwani is a musical scale in Hindustani classical music. It is an Indian raga specially suited for instrumental music. The scale is the same as the harmonic minor in western music. There are shades of Pilu in Kirwani. This raga is said to have ...
resembles an ancient kind of Pilu.
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 ...
:
Bhatkhande classified Pilu in the
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 re ...
''thaat).''
''Samay'' (time)
Third part of the day
Seasonality
Often related to the monsoon season, this raag is popular in the occasion of Hindu festival "Holi"
halguna (February - March) monthalso known as Raga of colours for its smpoorna jaati and blissful nature.
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''Rasa''
Cheerful, Joyous, Alegre, moving. (', ', ') are synonymical expressions.
''Thaat''
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 re ...
In this raga, both Ga, Dha, Ni are sung
Historical information
Origins
Important recordings
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Shankar Shankar may refer to:
People
* Shankar (name), including a list of people with the name
* Sankar (writer) (Mani Shankar Mukherjee), Bengali writer
* L. Shankar, Indian violinist
*S. Shankar, Indian film director commonly credited as Shankar
* San ...
–
Menuhin,
''West Meets East''; debuted 10 December 1967
*
Nikhil Banerjee
Pandit Nikhil Ranjan Banerjee (14 October 1931 – 27 January 1986) was an Indian classical sitarist of the Maihar Gharana. Along with Pandit Ravi Shankar and Ustad Vilayat Khan, he emerged as one of the leading exponents of the sitar. He ...
:Pilu
* ''Ab Ke Baras Bhej'':
Bandini'' (1963); Singer:
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur
and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...
, Music:
S.D. Burman
Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family, he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one o ...
* ''Ezhumalai vazh Govinda'': Vindhaigal Purindhai Nee En Vazhvile (2012); ''Singer:
Harini Harini may refer to:
* Harini (singer), South Indian film playback singer
* Harini (Kannada actress)
Harini is a former actress in the Kannada cinema. She was active during the 1950s and 1960s, retiring at the peak of her career. As of 2006 sh ...
, Music:
Manachanallur Giridharan
Manachanallur Giridharan (born 15 April 1964) is a South Indian music director, lyricist, singer, and also an educationist. He is also the founder of '' EdServ Softsystems Limited''. He has founded his own music production house called ''Gaanan ...
Film Songs
Language:
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
**Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, nativ ...
Note that the following songs are composed in
Kapi
Kapi, Kapı, or KAPI may refer to:
Places
* Kapi, Estonia, a village in Estonia
* Kapı, Karataş, a village in Turkey
* a possible old volcanic eruption site near Krakatoa
People
* Mari Kapi (1950–2009), Papua New Guinean judge
* Mustafa ...
, the equivalent of raga Pilu 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 ...
.
Telugu Film Songs
References
Sources
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External links
More details about raga Piloo
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