What is Ashray Raag आश्रय राग क्या है
Confusion
Often people think that Thaat has been composed first, then Raag has made. The main reason for this is that people thinks Bhoopali Raga...
What is Purv raag and Uttar raag पूर्व राग और उत्तर राग क्या है
Purv Raga
First half of the day (from day 12 to night 12) The ragas that are sung in it are called Purv Raag.
Uttar Raga
The...
What is Raag-Mala राग-माला क्या है
Raag-Mala
Raag Mala is an ancient form of music. In this, the words of bandish or song is gradually in many ragas. Moving into the...
What is Swar-Malika स्वर-मालिका क्या है
Swar Malika
The rhythmic composition of the swaras used in the raga is called Swar Malika.
Swar Malika can be in every raga and is in...
What is Nibaddh and Anibaddh gaan निबद्ध और अनिबद्ध गान क्या है
Nibaddh Gaan
The music which is rhythmic is called the Nibaddh Gaan. Songs prevalent in modern times like Dhrupad, Dhamar, Tappa, Khayal, Thumri etc. are...
What is Vibration कम्पन क्या है
Sound is produced by touching the wire of the sitar or tanpura, ie the wire goes up down from its fixed position. After a...
What is Parmel Praveshak raag परमेल प्रवेशक राग क्या है
Parmel Praveshak Raag
The raga which enters from one Thaat to another is called Parmaal Pravesh Raga. Just like Jaijaivanti is the Parmel praveshak raag....
Use of Viwadi swar विवादी स्वर का प्रयोग
Viwadi Swar
The forbidden note (warjit swar) of a raga is called the Viwadi swar of that raga. Sometimes a Viwadi swar is used to...
What is Margi and Deshi song मार्गी और देशी संगीत क्या है
Two types of song are mentioned
Two types of song are mentioned, Gandharva and Gaan. The music that the Gandharvas used to play was called...
What is Nyas, Apanyas and Vinyas न्यास, अपन्यास और विन्यास क्या है
Nyas, Apanyas and Vinyas
We always use a comma (,) semicolon (;) and a full colon (.) When speaking or explaining anything. In the same...
What is Drut or Chhota Khyal द्रुत या छोटा ख्याल क्या है
Lay
It is clear from the name that the Lay of Chhota khyal is faster than a Big khyal. It is said that Amir Khusro...
Principles of Thaat थाट के सिद्धांत
Principles of Thaat
1) Jati of Thaat should always be sampurna. That is, there should be seven swaras in the thaat. The swar can be...
What is Vidari विदारी क्या है
Vidari
All the big and small sections of the song are called Vidari.The sections of Khyal are Sthai and Antara, the Dhrupad sections are the...
What is Swar Samwaad स्वर संवाद क्या है
Relationship
Some vocal pairs are such that the ears feel sweet. When the use of any two Swaras at the same time makes the relationship...
What is Shabdalaap शब्दालाप क्या है
Shabdalaap
When the words of the song or Bandish are used in place of 'Aakar' in the Alaap, the Shabdalaap is formed.
शब्दालाप
आलाप में 'आकार' के...
