Bahar (raga)
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{{Infobox raga
| name = Bahar
| image_name =
| image_alt =
| thaat = Kafi
| type = Sadava Sadava
| time = Any time in spring else around midnight
| season = Spring
| arohana = {{svaraH|'N|S|m|,|P|g|m|n|D|N|S'}}
| avarohana = {{svaraH|S'|n|P|,|m|P|g|m|R|S}}
| vadi = ma
| samavadi = Sa
| pakad =
| chalan =
| synonym =
| equivalent =
| similar = {{ubl|Shahana Kanada| Shahana Bahar|Basant Bahar| Adana Bahar}}
}}
{{Hindustani Classical Music}}
Bahar is a Hindustani classical raga. This raga is very similar (but still distinct) to raga Malhar. This raga is from the Kafi Thaat.
Theory
Writing about the musical theory of Indian classical music is fraught with complications due to its complex and intricate nature. 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 (systematic study).
But in recent years, a couple of methods of notation (swar leepi) for Hindustani Classical Music have evolved. A prominent example of them are BhatKhande Swar leepi (widely used in the present time) by Pt. VishnuNarayan BhatKhande,
Creator: Hzt Amir Khusrau
= Arohana & Avarohana =
= Vadi & Samvaadi =
= Jati =
Shadav - Sampurna
= Thaat =
The Raag belongs to Kafi Thaat
= Pakad or Chalan =
The bare scale of this raga has little unique musical meaning, and is, therefore, required to be documented in a manner that incorporates its zigzag phrasing pattern.
R N. S M/ M M P g M / n P M P g M/ P g M n D n P/ g M n D N S' [or] g M D - N S'/ g' M' R' S'/ R' N S' D n P/ n n P M P g M/ P g M R S
= Organization & Relationships =
= Samay (Time) =
The raag is sung at the Middle Night time.
= Seasonality =
Certain ragas have seasonal associations. Raag Bahar is usually rendered in the Spring season
= Rasa =
Since it is the raga of spring, it can be considered that the raga has shringara rasa.
Variants
- Bageshri Bahar
- Basant Bahar
- Hindol Bahar
- Bhairav Bahar
- Sohini Bahar
Prominent Bandishes (Compositions) Set in Raag Bahar
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Serial Number !Raag Name !Bandish Initials or Bandish Name !Taal !Composer/Bandish Creator Name |
| 1
|Raag Bahar |Aaye Shyam Radhika Sanga |
Film Songs
Language : Hindi
| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="background:#f4a860" |Song !style="background:#c2e7ff" |Movie !style="background:#c2e7a3" |Composer !style="background:#00ffff" |Artists |
| Sakal Bana Gagan |
| Sakal Bana
|Heeramandi (2024) |
| Man Ki Bin Matavari Baje
|Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi |
| Chham Chham Nachat Ayi Bahar
|Lata Mangeshkar |
| Re Re Bahar Ayi
|Jai Hanumaan(1973 film) |Narayan Datta |
=Language: [[Tamil language|Tamil]]=
| class="wikitable"
!Song !Movie !Composer !Singer |
| Thumbi Thullal |
Notes
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References
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Sources
- {{cite book |last1=Bor |first1=Joep |last2=Rao |first2=Suvarnalata |title=The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas |date=1999 |publisher=Nimbus Records with Rotterdam Conservatory of Music |isbn=9780954397609 |page=28 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jCnoMgEACAAJ |language=en }}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514235610/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_others_samay_index.html SRA on Samay and Ragas]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514234610/http://www.itcsra.org/sra_raga/sra_raga_that/sra_raga_that_index.html SRA on Ragas and Thaats]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070510143551/http://www.sawf.org/music/articles.asp?pn=Music Rajan Parrikar on Ragas]
- [http://www.chandrakantha.com/raga_raag/film_song_raga/bahar.shtml Film Songs in Rag Bahar]
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