- Bihag
Bihag is a Hindustani classical
raga .
= 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 & Avarohana
Arohana N S G M P N S
Avarohana S N D P M' G M G R S N S
Vadi & Samavadi
The Vadi note is G.
Samavadi The Samavadi note is N.
Pakad orChalan This raag has 3 main chareteristic
first of all only shudh (pure) notes are used.
second this raag uses both Ma shudh and Ma' Tivra.
It has the pakad pa ma' pa ga ma ga.
Both R and D are never used in ascent, but always on the way down.
Ie. P N D P M' P G M G R S
or N S N D P M' P G M G R S
Organization & Relationships
Related ragas:
Maaru Bihag ,Bihagra .
Bihag is usually assigned to theThaat Bilaval , but if "Tivra Madhyam" is given more importance, Bihag seems to be more akin to Kalyan Thaat.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)Bihaag is played in the evening (second quarter of night).
easonality
Certain ragas have seasonal associations.
Rasa rasa is the mood or emotions that a raag emits.
Historical Information
Origins
The notes contained in the above raag, is based on the teachings from my teacher Ustaad Gurdev Singh.
Important recordings
A portion of the "
alap " of ragaBihag ) may be seen in a scene fromSatyajit Ray 's 1958 film "Jalsaghar ", played by the "surbahar " playerWaheed Khan , from 29:50 to 31:58.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] [http://www.chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/bihaag/bihag.html On Raag Bihag, Chandra & David's Homepage]
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