The raga guide : a survey of 74 Hindustani ragas

The Raga Guide is an introduction to Hindustani ragas, the melodic basis for the classical music of Northern India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bangladesh. Ragas are complex entities. Performers, who have spent many years acquiring their knowledge, often prefer to keep silent, and in any case few have been taught to approach ragas from an analytical point of view. Musicologists, on the other hand, often lack a thorough practical insight into raga music. The authors of this guide are all well-versed in the theory and practice of raga music. Of the hundreds of ragas that exist, the guide surveys seventy-four of the most performed and well-established ones, with specially commissioned recordings by Hariprasad Chaurasia (flute), Buddhadev DasGupta (sarod), Shruti Sadolikar-Katkar (vocal) and Vidyadhar Vyas (vocal). For each ragathe guide An analytical and historical description; transcription of the alap (melodic construction) for each raga as performed on the CDs; ascent-descent and melodic outline in both western and Indian notation; Song texts with English translation (for sung ragas). The Raga Guide includes four CDs with over five hours of music. It will be essential reading for listeners and conoisseurs, students and scholars. JOEP BOR is a professor at Leiden University. He was the founder of the Rotterdam World Music Department, and the artistic advisor for the Amsterdam India Festival. He has written extensively on Indian music. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 4 Raga List......Page 5 Preface......Page 6 Notation and Transcription......Page 8 1 Raga: It's Structural Features......Page 10 2 Raga Classification......Page 11 3 Ragamala......Page 13 4 Raqas in Performance......Page 14 5 Talas in Performance......Page 16 6 A Performance in Miniature......Page 17 7 Transcription of Raga Alhaiya Bilaval......Page 18 The Ragas......Page 23 1.1 Abhogi......Page 24 1.2 Adana......Page 26 1.3 Ahir Bhairav......Page 28 1.4 Alhaiya Bilaval......Page 30 1.5 Asavari......Page 32 1.6 Bageshri......Page 34 1.7 Bahar......Page 36 1.8 Basant......Page 38 1.9 Bhairav......Page 40 1.10 Bhairavi......Page 42 1.11 Bhatiyar......Page 45 1.12 Bhimpalasi......Page 47 1.13 Bhupal Todi......Page 49 1.14 Bhupali......Page 51 1.15 Bibhas......Page 53 1.16 Bihag......Page 55 1.17 Bilaskhani Todi......Page 57 1.18 Brindabani Sarang......Page 59 2.1 Chandrakauns......Page 61 2.2 Chayanat......Page 63 2.3 Darbari Kanada......Page 65 2.4 Desh......Page 67 2.5 Deshi......Page 69 2.6 Dhani......Page 71 2.7 Durga......Page 73 2.8 Gaud Malhar......Page 75 2.9 Gaud Sarang......Page 77 2.10 Gorakh Kalyan......Page 79 2.11 Gujari Todi......Page 81 2.12 Gunakri......Page 83 2.13 Hamir......Page 85 2.14 Hamsadhvani......Page 87 2.15 Hindol......Page 89 2.16 Jaijaivanti......Page 91 2.17 Jaunpuri......Page 93 2.18 Jhinjhoti......Page 95 3.1 Jog......Page 97 3.2 Jogiya......Page 99 3.3 Kafi......Page 101 3.4 Kamod......Page 103 3.5 Kedar......Page 105 3.6 Khamaj......Page 107 3.7 Kirvani......Page 109 3.8 Lalit......Page 111 3.9 Madhuvanti......Page 113 3.10 Malkauns......Page 115 3.11 Mank Khamaj......Page 117 3.12 Maru Bihag......Page 119 3.13 Marva......Page 121 3.14 Megh......Page 123 3.15 Miyan ki Malhar......Page 125 3.16 Miyan ki Todi......Page 127 3.17 Multani......Page 129 3.18 Nayaki Kanada......Page 131 3.19 Patdip......Page 133 3.20 Pilu......Page 135 4.1 Puriya......Page 137 4.2 Puriya Dhanashri......Page 139 4.3 Puriya Kalyan......Page 141 4.4 Purvi......Page 143 4.5 Rageshri......Page 145 4.6 Ramkali......Page 147 4.7 Shahana......Page 149 4.8 Shankara......Page 151 4.9 Shri......Page 153 4.10 Shuddh Kalyan......Page 155 4.11 Shuddh Sarang......Page 157 4.12 Shyam Kalyan......Page 159 4.13 Sindhura......Page 161 4.14 Sohini......Page 163 4.15 Sur Malhar......Page 165 4.16 Tilak Kamod......Page 167 4.17 Tilang......Page 169 4.18 Yaman......Page 171 Plates......Page 173 1 Adana......Page 177 2 Asavari......Page 178 3 Bangal......Page 179 4 Basant......Page 180 5 Bhairav......Page 181 6 Bhairavi......Page 182 7 Bibhas......Page 183 8 Bilaval......Page 184 9 Deshakh......Page 185 10 Deshvarari......Page 186 11 Dhanashri......Page 187 12 Dipak......Page 188 13 Gandhar......Page 189 14 Gaud Malhar......Page 190 15 Gauri......Page 191 16 Gujari......Page 192 17 Gunakri......Page 193 18 Hindol......Page 194 19 Kafi......Page 195 20 Kakubh......Page 196 21 Kalyan......Page 197 22 Kamod......Page 198 23 Kanada......Page 199 24 Kedar......Page 200 25 Khambavati......Page 201 26 Lalit......Page 202 27 Madhumadhavi......Page 203 28 Malashri......Page 204 29 Malav......Page 205 30 Malkauns......Page 206 31 Megh......Page 207 32 Malhar......Page 208 33 Nat......Page 209 34 Pancham......Page 210 35 Patamanjari......Page 211 36 Ramkali......Page 212 37 Sarang......Page 213 38 Shri......Page 214 39 Todi......Page 215 40 Valari......Page 216 Notes......Page 217 Glossary......Page 224 Bibliography......Page 228 Back Cover......Page 230