Hindol is a

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, 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

. 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 (Hindustani classical music), vadi''; the vadi and samvadi are in most cases ...

'' 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

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, 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 Khayals 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