Bilaval
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Bilaval or Bilawal (IAST: Bilāval) is a raga and the basis for the eponymous thaat (musical mode) in Hindustani classical music. Raga Bilaval is named after Veraval, Gujarat.[1]
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| Thaat | Bilaval |
|---|---|
| Type | Sampurna (7 by 7 ) |
| Arohana | Sa Re Ga ma, Ga Pa, Dha Ni Dha Ni Sa' |
| Avarohana | Sa' Ni Dha, Pa, ma Ga, Ma Re Sa |
| Pakad |
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| Vadi | Dha |
| Samavadi | Ga |
| Synonym | Bilawal |
| Equivalent | |
Bilaval had become the basic scale for North Indian music by the early part of the 19th century. Its tonal relationships are comparable to the Western music C major scale. Bilaval appears in the Ragamala as a ragini of Bhairav, but today it is the head of the Bilaval thaat. The Ragamala names Bilaval as a Putra (son) of Bhairav, but no relation between these two ragas are made today. Bilaval is a morning raga to be sung with a feeling of deep devotion and repose, often performed during the hot months[citation needed]. The Bilaval that is equivalent to the Carnatic melakarta raga, Sankarabharanam, as well as the Western Ionian mode (major scale) and contains the notes S R G M P D N S'. The pitches of Bilaval thaat are all shuddha, or natural. Flat (komal) or sharp (tivra) of pitches always occurs with reference to the interval pattern in Bilaval thaat.
Bilaval is one of the raags that is in the Sikh tradition from northern India, and is part of the Sikh holy scripture (Granth), the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.[2] Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune. In the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, there are a total of 60 raga compositions. Bilaval is the thirty fourth raga to appear in the series. The composition in this raga appear on a total of 64 pages from page numbers 795 to 859.
The Indian National Anthem Jana gana mana is sung in the raga Gaud Sarang. It is believed that the National Anthem of India is in raga Bilaval,[3] but it isn't like that. There is a certain svara which changes the whole raga of the Anthem. In the national anthem, the tivra Madhyama svara is employed. Raga Bilaval doesn't have the svara of tivra Madhyama (obviously, raga Bilaval is the raga of all Shuddha Svaras and no other types of svaras).[4] But raga Gaud Sarang has the tivra Madhyama svara.[5] So from this, the National Anthem of India, Jana gana mana is in raga Gaud Sarang.
Aroha and avarohaEdit
Arohana/Arohi: Sa,Re,Ga,ma,Pa, Dha,Ni,Sa'
Avrohana/Avarahi: Sa' Ni Dha, Pa, ma Ga, Ma, Re Sa
Vadi and samavadiEdit
Vadi: Dha
Samavadi: Ga
Pakad or chalanEdit
1) Ga Re, Ga Ma Dha Pa, Ma Ga, Ma Re Sa
2) Ga Pa Ni Dha Ni Sa
3) Ga Re Ga Pa, Ni Dha Ni Sa
4) Sa Ni Dha Pa Ga Ma Re Sa
Samay (time)Edit
Morning: First pahar of the day (6-9 AM)
Film songs in TamilEdit
NotesEdit
- ↑ Delvoye, Françoise (2013). New Developments in Asian Studies. Routledge. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-136-17470-4. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
- ↑ Singha, H.S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries). Hemkunt Publishers. p. 10. ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ↑ DelhiDecember 27, India Today Web Desk New; September 18, 2016UPDATED; Ist, 2018 11:36. "Lesser known facts on Jana Gana Mana, India's National Anthem". India Today. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Raag Alhaiya Bilawal – Hindustani Classical Music – Tanarang.com". www.tanarang.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ↑ http://www.tanarang.com/english/gaud-sarang_eng.htm Archived 1 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine.
ReferencesEdit
- Bor, Joep (ed). Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane (co-authors) The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.