Asavari

Asavari or Asawari is a Hindustani classical raga.

It is also the name of a thaat which it belongs to.

= 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 attaining "talim" (knowledge).

Arohana and Avarohana

Arohana

Sa Re Ma Pa Dha (Komal) Sa

Avarohana

Re (Upper) Ni (Komal) Dha (Komal) Pa Ma Pa Ga (Komal) Re Sa

Vadi and Samavadi

Vadi

Samavadi

Pakad or Chalan

Organization & Relationships

Related ragas: The raga closest to Asavari is Jaunpuri.

Thaat: Choose closely applicable thaat here. Choices are Bilawal, Khamaj, Kafi, Asawari, Bhairavi, Marwa, Purvi, Todi.

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.

Samay (Time)

Asavari is sung in the morning hours.

easonality

Certain ragas have seasonal associations.

Rasa

Historical Information

Origins

Important Recordings

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.

External 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]