Madhukali

Madhukali 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 taught "seena-ba-seena" (person-to-person), hence written notations were not an essential part of attaining talim (knowledge). However modern scholars have used different ways to express the nuances in a Raga with accuracy.

Arohana & Avarohana

Arohana
Sa komalGa teevraMa Pa Ni Sa
Avarohana
S2 Ni komal Dha Pa, teevra Ma Pa komal Dha komal Ni komal Dha Pa, teevraMa komal Ga Re Sa

Vadi & Samavadi

Sa

Pa

Pakad or Chalan

This Raga is Pentatonic while ascending and Heptatonic in descending.

Organization & Relationships

Madhukali is a Raga created by Dr. Lalmani Misra on basis of classical principles of consonance. It blends Madhuvanti, Multani and Ramkali

Thaat: It belongs to the category of Raga-s that can be classified under any thaat

Behavior

This Raga makes use of all seven notes. However, while ascending, the second and the sixth notes are skipped. It comprises third and sixth flat with sharp fourth. The seventh note is both, natural and flat. A special use of this seventh is indicative of Ramkali.

Samay (Time)

Evening.

easonality

Madhukali has no seasonal associations.

Rasa

Karun (Pathos)

Historical Information

Created in late sixties.

Important Recordings

Sitar recordings by Dr. Gopal Shankar Misra, Dr. Ragini Trivedi in personal collection.

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://omenad.net/ragrang/rag_madhukali.htm More about Madhukali]

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