Raga Bahar
Encyclopedia
Bahar
is a Hindustani classical
raga
.
|ni sa ga ma pa, ga ma dha ni sa|
Avarohana
sa| ni pa ma pa ga ma re sa
Thaat
: Choose closely applicable thaat
here. Choices are Bilawal, Khamaj
, Kafi, Asawari, Bhairavi
, Marwa
, Purvi
, Todi.
Raag Bahar is usually rendered in the Spring season
Bahar
Bahar means Spring, in Persian, Kurdish, Urdu, and Turkish and may refer to:-People:* Bahar, Malik al-Shu'ara, Iranian statesmen* Bahar, Haj Sheikh Ahmad, Iranian statesman* Bahar Kızıl, German singer* Bahar Mert, Turkish volleyball player...
is a Hindustani classical
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
raga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
.
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
ArohanaArohana
Arohana, Arohanam or Arohan, in the context of North Indian Classical Music and South Indian Classical Music, is the ascending scale of notes in a raga...
|ni sa ga ma pa, ga ma dha ni sa|
Avarohana
Avarohana
An Avarohana, Avarohanam or Avarohan in Indian classical music terminology is the descending scale of any raga. Each raga has an avarohana and arohana. The notes descend in pitch from the octave tonic down to the lower tonic...
sa| ni pa ma pa ga ma re sa
Organization & Relationships
Related ragas: Shahana Kanada, Shahana Bahar, Basant Bahar, Adana BaharThaat
Thaat
A thāt is a mode in northern Indian or Hindustani music. Thāts always have seven different pitches and are a basis for the organization and classification of ragas in North Indian classical music.- System :...
: Choose closely applicable thaat
Thaat
A thāt is a mode in northern Indian or Hindustani music. Thāts always have seven different pitches and are a basis for the organization and classification of ragas in North Indian classical music.- System :...
here. Choices are Bilawal, Khamaj
Khamaj
Khamaj is one of the ten Thaats of Hindustani music. It is also a specific raga in Khamaj thaat.-Khamaj Thaat:The parent-scale Khamaj Thaat, notated in sargam notation, has the following structure:S R G m P D n S'.n is komal here....
, Kafi, Asawari, Bhairavi
Bhairavi
Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Devi virtually indistinguishable from Kali, except for her particular identification as the consort of the Bhairava.-Symbolism:...
, Marwa
Marwa
Marwa may refer to:* Marwa, raga of Hindustani Classical Music* Marwa, Lebanese singer* Marwa Hussein, Egyptian hammer throw athlete* Marwa El-Sherbini, Egyptian woman murdered in a courtroom in Dresden, Germany* Al-Safa and Al-Marwah, hills in Saudi Arabia...
, Purvi
Purvi
Pūrvi, sometimes transliterated as Poorvi is a Thaat raga; that is, its notes represent the material of a whole family of North Indian ragas. Purvi has a deeply serious, quiet and somewhat mystical character...
, 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.Seasonality
Certain ragas have seasonal associations.Raag Bahar is usually rendered in the Spring season