Sarang ragang {{IPA-hns, ˈsärəŋg ˈrägäŋg (
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IAST
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: ''Sāraṅg rāgaṅg'',
Hindi and
Marathi
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: सारंग रागांग,
Bengali: সারং রাগাঙ্গ), and all other ragas falling under this category are ragas in the
Hindustani Classical music. ''Ragang'' refers to a family of ragas, sharing a common melodic kernel.
Other similar raga families are the
Malhar family and the
Kanada family. The Sarang ragas are sung in the time period of early afternoon. This includes many ragas originating from
folk music and songs. The Sarang raga and all other ragas falling under in this type depict the scenes of the Indian historic past events, e.g. raga
Brindabani Sarang depicting
Vrindavan village or Lankadahan Sarang depicting
Lord Hanuman singing this raga while burning
Lanka
Lanka (, ) is the name given in Hindu epics to the island fortress capital of the legendary asura king Ravana in the epics of the ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata''. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known ...
with his tail, etc.
History
The main raga Sarang was created by
Swami Haridas
Swami Haridas (1480—1573) was a spiritual poet and classical musician. Credited with a large body of devotional compositions, especially in the Dhrupad style, he is also the founder of the Haridasi school of mysticism, still found today ...
. The associated mythology being that he brought
Lord Krishna to earth by singing this raga who took the form of an idol which can still be seen in Mathura. It may be so that raga Sarang is also called as
Brindabani Sarang or Vridavani Sarang depicting that Lord Krishna being associated as
Vrindavan as he lived there. Given its connection to Lord Krishna, it is a popular and sacred Raga in the religious genre
Haveli Sangeet. This raga is sung mostly based on the
Mathura region. The Gats and the Bandhish are based on the
Braja
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Basha or the Braja language/dialect.
List of ragas in the Sarang family
Following is the list of the ragas in the Sarang Family :
* Ambika Sarang
* Badhamsa Sarang / Badhans / Barhams Sarang
* Dhulia Sarang
* Gaud Sarang
* Hindoli Sarang
* Jayant Sarang
* Lankadahan Sarang (sometimes also called as Lankadahani Sarang.)
* Loor Sarang
* Madhumad/Madhmad Sarang
* Maru Sarang
* Miyan Ki Sarang
* Nat Sarang
* Noor Sarang (very Specially sung in Haveli sangeet)
* Salang
* Samant Sarang
* Saraswati Sarang
* Shuddha Sarang
* Shyam Sarang
* Sunand Sarang (Created by Pt.
Milind Date
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Early life and career
At the ag ...
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Detailed historical information about some ragas
1. Raga Sarang - The associated mythology of raga Sarang is that 'being that he (
Swami Haridas
Swami Haridas (1480—1573) was a spiritual poet and classical musician. Credited with a large body of devotional compositions, especially in the Dhrupad style, he is also the founder of the Haridasi school of mysticism, still found today ...
) brought
Lord Krishna to earth by singing this raga who took the form of an idol which can still be seen in Mathura. It may be so that Raga Sarang is also called as
Brindabani Sarang or Vridavani Sarang depicting that Krishna being associated as
Vrindavan as he lived there.'
2. Raga Lankadahan Sarang - Lankadahan Sarang (also known as Lankadahani Sarang) depicts
Lord Hanuman singing this raga while burning
Lanka
Lanka (, ) is the name given in Hindu epics to the island fortress capital of the legendary asura king Ravana in the epics of the ''Ramayana'' and the ''Mahabharata''. The fortress was situated on a plateau between three mountain peaks known ...
with his tail. See
Sundar Kand
Sundara Kanda ( sa, सुन्दरकाण्ड
, lit=beautiful chapter, translit=Sundara Kāṇḍa) is the fifth book in the Hindu epic Ramayana. The original ''Sundara Kanda'' is in Sanskrit, and was composed in popular tradition by Val ...
for more indepth information.
3. Raga Madhumad Sarang - The only difference between raga
Brindabani Sarang and Madhumad Sarang is the Brindabani Sarang has both, the Komal and the Shuddha Nishad (Ni) but Madhumad Sarang has only the Komal Nishad.
4. Raga Miyan ki Sarang - Miyan ki Sarang is the mixture of raga
Miyan Malhar and raga
Vridavani Sarang. This raga was made by Miyan
Tansen and so called as Miyan Ki Sarang. This raga obtains by eliminating Komal Gandhar (Ga) from Miyan Malhar and by advancing the Sarang Raganga.
5. Raga Saraswati Sarang - Saraswati Sarang is simply a mixture of ragas, Saraswati and Sarang.
6. Raga Kauns Sarang - Kauns Sarang is just a mixture of ragas,
Malkauns and Sarang.
7. Raga Maru Sarang - Maru Sarang is a mixture of ragas, Maru (Putra raga) and Sarang.
8. Raga Shuddha Sarang - This is probably the most popular Sarang prakar. It employs both shuddha and teevra madhyam.
9. Raga Samant Sarang - The approach to Shuddha Dhaivat and its assimilation in vakra aang is the main theme in raga Samant Sarang.
10. Raga Salang - This audav jati Sarang prakar is in a sense the obverse of Madhmad. That is, the komal nishad in the Madhmad contour is replaced by its shuddha counterpart here. This makes it somewhat tan-unfriendly.
11. Raga Ambika Sarang - This raga was designed by Chidanand Nagarkar. The gandhar is varjya, and elements of Shuddha Sarang and Kafi are blended together. There are occasional reminders of Raga Saraswati but the presence of shuddha nishad and shuddha madhyam make for a clear separation.
12. Raga Jayant Sarang - Raga Jayant Sarang is a mixture of ragas
Jaijaiwanti and
Brindabani Sarang.
13. Raga Nat Sarang - It is derived by a mixture of 2 ragas,
Chhayanat and
Brindabani Sarang.
Sources
The Sarang FamilyGoogle GroupsRaagabase - A collection of Indian Classical Music Raags (aka Ragas)Shuddh sarangThis sultry summer, make your afternoons dreamy with raag Saarang
Also see
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Brindabani Sarang
*
List of Ragas in Hindustani classical music
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Kanada (family of ragas)
*
Malhar (family of ragas)
Hindustani music
Ragas