- Raga Gond
This is an India musical
raga (composition) that appears in theSikh tradition from northernIndia and is part of theGuru Granth Sahib . 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
Guru Granth Sahib , the Sikh holy Granth (book) there are a total of 31 raga compositions and this raga is the seventeenth raga to appear in the series. The composition in this raga appear on a total of 17 pages from page numbers 859 to 876 .The
Ragmala records Gaund and Gund as putras (sons) of Sri Raga, but does not give Gond. The possibility exists that Gond is a regional raga derived from that group of ragas with similar names and characterized by phrases from other ragas e.g. Bilaval, Kanara and Malar. Such names as Gaunda, Gand, Gounda, Gaundi, Goundgiri, and Gunda appear in classifications from the 11th to the 17th centuries. For those still known today (Gaudi, Goundgiri, and Goud) performance rules are obscure. Performance time is late afternoon or early evening and the mood is contemplative and dignified. Gond was used byGuru Ram Das andGuru Arjan (29 hymns). The texts ask man to depend solely on the Lord for all benefits since it is He who has given him all his blessings.The following represents the order of notes that can be used on the ascending and descending phase of the composition and the primary and secondary notes:
* Aroh: Sa Re Ga Ma, Pa Dha Ni Dha Ni Sa
* Avroh: Sa Ni Dha Ni Dha Pa, Ma Ga, Re Sa
* Pakar: Re Ga Ma, Pa Ma, Ma Pa Ni Dha Ni Dha Ni Sa, Ni Dha Ni Pa, Dha Ma
* Vadi: Sa
* Samvadi: Maee also
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Ragas in the Guru Granth Sahib
*Kirtan
*Raga
*TaalExternal links
* [http://www.gurmatsangeetproject.com/ Gurmat Sangeet Project]
* [http://www.rajacademy.com/ Raj Academy of Asian Music]
* [http://www.sikhnet.com/GurbaniKirtan/ Sikhnet: Shabad for Printing]
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