Durga is a raga in
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 shares some features with ''
Shuddha Saveri
Shuddha Saveri or śuddha sāveri is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music) and Yakshagana music. It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a '' janya'' rāgam (derive ...
'' of Carnatic music (such as the note positions), but is significantly different from it in terms of the ''sanchara''s of the raga.
Unless mentioned otherwise, notes refer to the concept of notes in Indian classical music, called ‘swara’ in
Hindustani.
Durga raga evokes the
sringara
Sringara ( sa, शृङ्गार, ) is one of the nine rasas, usually translated as erotic love, romantic love, or as attraction or beauty. ''Rasa'' means "flavour", and the theory of rasa is the primary concept behind classical Indian arts inc ...
rasa – romantic love.
Technical description
Notes and features
# All swaras used are suddha
# Gandhar and Nishad are not used.
Example composition
''R m P D ; P D m ; m P D D m ; D m P D S' ; D D S' S' D D m; m P D ; m R, D S;''
Here m is ''Shuddha Madhyam'', M is '' Madhyam'' but this is not used in Durga at all.
Samay (time)
Second
Prahar
Prahar or Prahara is a Sanskrit term for a unit of time, or subdivision of the day, approximately three hours long.
Definition
The day is divided into eight parts: four ''prahara''s for the day, and four for the night. The first ''prahara'' of t ...
of night : 9:00 p.m. to midnight ()
Comparable to
Malhar
Durga has the same notes as
Malhar
"Malhar" is a Hindustani classical raga. Malhar is associated with torrential rains.
Besides the basic Shuddha Malhar, which was the original Malhar, several Malhar-related ragas use the Malhar signature phrase m (m)R (m)R P, including "Miyan ...
, another popular raag and one of old pedigree. The aural experience of both are significantly different. Technically, they are made apart by the use of rishabh (Re). Durga is also readily distinguished by its salient use of the phrase ''Sa Re Dha Sa''
1) Common phrase ''Re Pa'', distinguished by the use of Re
Both Durga and Malhar have the ''Re Pa'' pairing ('), however, the ''Re Pa'' cohort in Malhar involves a repetition of ''Re'' twice or thrice. More importantly the ''Re'' has a ''kaṇ'' of shuddha madhyam. (''ma'')
* Malhar: ''Ma Re Re Re
aPa''
* Durga: Ma Pa Dha Sa’ Re Dha Pa Dha Ma Re Pa.
Here, in Malhar, the transition between Re to Pa, the Re has a ''kaṇ'' of ma, and is not independently pronounced. The ma is shown stuck to Re in square brackets.
Stylistically, the duplication of ‘Re’ is also noted.
2) Different phrases
Also present in the pakad of the raag, ''Sa Re, Dha Sa'' is the quintessential phrase of Durga, which is not present in Malhar. (''dha'' denotes ''dhaivat'' (''dha'') of the lower octave i.e. ''mandra saptak'')
Jaldhar Kedar
Jaldhar Kedar is a variant of, the major raag
Kedar , and a part of the ''raagang'' of its namesake.
Film songs
Bollywood songs
#Geet gaya pattharo ne -
Geet Gaya Patharon Ne
''Geet Gaya Patharon Ne'' () is a 1964 Hindi-language drama film, produced and directed by V. Shantaram on V. Shantaram Productions banner. Starring Jeetendra, Rajshree which were first marked debut to both of them and music is composed by Ram ...
(1964)
#Chanda re mori patiya le ja - ''Banjaarin''
#Vrindavan ka Krishna Kanhaiya - ''Miss Mary''
#Hum intezaar karenge – ''Bahu Begam''
#Be Nazaara - '' Mom''
Language:
Tamil
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* 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 ...
References
External links
More details about raga DurgaDurga ITC Sangeet Research Academy
{{Rāgas as per Performance Time
Hindustani ragas