Category: Raag Pages

Raag Bhairav

Raag Bhairav Specs: : Bhairav : S r G m P d N S’ : S’ N d P m G r S : d : r : S m m m; P P; d d P; m P m; m G; m r S; : 6 am – 9 am : Sampuran – Sampuran

Raag Miyan Ki Todi

Raag Miyan Ki Todi Specs: : Todi : S r g M d N S’ : S’ N d P M g r S : d : g : ‘d ‘N S, r g, M d N d P, r g r, S : 9 am – 12 pm : Shadav – Sampuran

Raag Basant

Raag Basant Specs: : Purvi : S G M d r’ S’ : S’ N d P M G M G r S : S : M : M d S’, N d P, P M G M G, M G r S : 3 am – 6 am (All Times in Spring Season) : […]

Raag Durga

Raag Durga Specs: : Bilaval : S R m P D S’ : S’ D P m R S : D : R : S R P; m P D; m R; R ‘D S : 9 pm – 12 am : Audav – Audav

Raag Kafi

Raag Kafi Specs: : Kafi : S R g m P D n S’ : S’ n D P m g R S : P : R : S S R R g m m P; m P m g R; g R S; : 9 pm – 12 am : Sampuran – Sampuran

Raag Yaman/Aiman

Raag Aiman Specs: : Kalyan : ‘N R G M D N R’ S’ : S’ N D P M G R S : G : N : ‘N R G–G R ‘N R-S—‘N R G M P–R G-G R ‘N R S;; : 6 pm – 9 pm : Shadav – Sampuran

Raag Khamaj

Raag Khamaj Specs: : Khamaj : ‘N S G m P D N S’ : S’ n D P m G m G R S : G : N : G m P D N S’, N S’, D S’, n D P, D m G; G, m G, R S; : G m P, […]

List of 10 Thaat and Thaat Families

As the title communicates well, I think, here, I’m going to elaborate on the List of 10 Thaat that are some basic parent Raag without being as precise as a Raag. There are 10 Thaat that most contemporary musicians have come to agree on. Back about a hundred and fifty years ago, there were 12 […]

Raag Bhairavi

Raag Bhairavi Specs: : Bhairavi : S r g m P d n S’ : S’ n d P m g r S : m : S : g—SrS; ‘nS-gmPdP; gmR-S; : 9am to 12pm : Sampuran – Sampuran

Definitioner

Sargam

Combination of Arohi and Amrohi make up Sargam. Going up the scale and then coming back down to Sa. An example of Sargam in Raag Bhairavi is:

S r g m P d n S'
S' n d P m g r S

Sur

Sur is Hindi word for a musical note. Refer to: http://raga.one/2016/10/13/hcm-learning-series-chapter-1/

Wakht

Wakht is a simple Urdu word for time. Our Sanskrit speaking brethren more often use "Prahar". Prahar is about 3hr during time and so there are 8 Prahar in a 24hr day. Essentially, they're both considered synonyms usually used to limit a time when Raag is executed.

Thaat

Each Raag is known to come from one of ten Thaat. This makes Thaat, a parent scale for all Raag. However, there are numerous controversies as to which Raag belong to which Thaat. Most Raag have an obvious parent Thaat, but many don't.

HCM

My own abbreviation for "Hindustani Classical Music" is HCM. And by that, I mean North Indian Music, NOT Carnatic Classical Music.

Amrohi

The term Amrohi refers to the descension of the Sargam. Meaning, it's going from right to left, from higher to lower Sur. An example of Amrohi in Raag Bhairavi is: S' n d P m g r S

Arohi

The term Arohi refers to the ascension of the Sargam. Meaning, it's going from left to right, from lower to higher Sur. An example of Arohi in Raag Bhairavi is: S r g m P d n S'

Aroh (Arohi)