Bhairavi (music)

Bhairavi is a Hindustani classical raga. Traditionally it is a morning Raga. In modern time, it is sung or played as the concluding item of concerts. It is the defining raga of its own thaat, and it characteristic "Pa Ma Ga Ma Ga" is easy to identify.

Carnatic music has a Bhairavi raga which is quite different from the Hindustani raga.

Hanumatodi in Carnatic music has the same scale as the Bhairavi in Hindustani music and hence considered the equivalent raga of the same.

= Theory =

Writing about the musical theory of Indian classical music is fraught with complications. First of all, there have been no set, formal methods of written notation. Indian music is an aural tradition, and therefore writing is not an essential part of learning.

Arohana & Avarohana

Arohana

Sa, Komal Re, Komal Ga, Ma, Pa, Komal Dha, Komal Ni

Avarohana

Sa, Komal Ni, Komal Dha, Pa, MA, Komal Ga, Komal Re

Vadi & Samavadi

Vadi

Samavadi

Pakad or Chalan

Komal Dha - Komal Ni - Sa

Sa - Komal Re - Sa

Sa - Komal Re - Kali - Ma - Kali - Pa - Komal Ga - Komal Ni - Komal Ga

Organization & Relationships

Related ragas:
*Bhairavi
*Shuddha Bhairavi
*Sindhi Bhairavi
*Nata-Bhairavi

Thaat: Bhairavi

Behavior

Behavior refers to practical aspects of the music. It is complicated to talk about this for Hindustani music since many of the concepts are fluid, changing, or archaic. The following information cannot be "accurate," but it can attempt to reflect how the music existed.The Performance for this raga is unusually relaxed, some musicians take the liberty of using shuddha Re in ascent, and even the sequence Ma - Teevra Ma. These deviations, however, are not typical of the raga. Musicians are also inclined to sometimes avoid Pa in ascent.

Samay (Time)

Bhairavi is a morning raga. Traditionally it was played at the end of concerts, which for an all-night concert would be the dawn. It may also be treated as an all-time raga.

easonality

Certain ragas have seasonal associations.

Rasa

Bhairavi is to be performed with a peaceful, serious, and occasionally sad mood.

Historical Information

Origins

Important Recordings

The following film songs are based on raga Bhairavi
1. Humien tumse pyar kitna (Kudrat)
2. Tu pyar kare yaa thukraaye (Dekh kabeera roya)
3. Dil apna aur preet paraayi ( dil apna aur Preet parayi)
4. laga chunari main daag (Dil hi to hai)
5. Mata saraswati ( Aalap)
6. Tu ganga ki Mauj (Baiju bawra)

References

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.

Links

[http://www.itcsra.org/sra_others_samay_index.html SRA on Samay and Ragas]
[http://www.itcsra.org/sra_raga/sra_raga_that/sra_raga_that_index.html SRA on Ragas and Thaats]
[http://www.sawf.org/music/articles.asp?pn=Music Rajan Parrikar on Ragas]
[http://www.sawf.org/newedit/edit04292002/musicarts.asp Rajan Parrikar on Bhariavi]

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