Bhairavi (music)
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| Thaat | 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:... |
| Aaroha | Sa Ma Pa Sa |
| Avroha | Sa Pa Ma Sa |
| Pakad | Ni Re Ga Pa Ga Re Sa |
| Vaadi | Ga |
| Samvaadi | Ni |
| Prahar (Time) | Evening (Pratham Prahar) |
Raag Bhairavi (Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
: भैरबी) 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...
heptatonic (Sampurna
Sampurna
SAMPURNA is a non-profit development organization working for the vulnerable children and women. It is ideologically based on the UN declaration of progress of Nation i.e...
) Raag
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...
of Bhairavi 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 :...
. Traditionally it is a morning raga. In modern times, at least in Khyal
Khyal
Khyal is the modern genre of classical singing in North India. Its name comes from an Arabic word meaning "imagination". It is thought to have developed out of the qawwali singing style. It appeared more recently than dhrupad, is a more free and flexible form, and it provides greater scope for...
Gayaki, it is usually performed as the concluding (finale) piece in concerts. It is the defining raga of its own 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 :...
.
Carnatic music
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
has a Bhairavi
Bhairavi (ragam)
Bhairavi is a janya rāgam in Carnatic music . Though it is a sampoorna rāgam , it has two different dhaivathams in its scale, and hence is not classified as a melakarta rāgam .This is one of the ancient rāgams, said to have been prevalent about 1500 years ago...
raga which is quite different from the Hindustani raga.
Hanumatodi
Hanumatodi
Hanumatodi, more popularly known as Todi, is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is the 8th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system. This is sung very often in concerts. It is known to be a difficult rāgam to perform in owing to its complexity in prayoga...
in Carnatic music has the same scale as the Bhairavi in Hindustani music.
Theory
Writing about the musical theory of Hindustani music is fraught with complications. First of all, there have been no set, formal methods of written notation. Hindustani music is an aural tradition, and therefore writing is not an essential part of learning.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...
Sa, Komal Re, Komal Ga, Ma, Pa, Komal Dha, Komal Ni
C, D♭, E♭, F, G, A♭, A♯
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, Komal Ni, Komal Dha, Pa, MA, Komal Ga, Komal Re
C, A♯, A♭, G, F, E♭, D♭
Pakad or Chalan
Komal Dha - Komal Ni - SaSa - Komal Re - Sa
Sa - Komal Re - Kali - Ma - Kali - Pa - Komal Ga - Komal Ni - Komal Ga
Organization & Relationships
Related ragas:- BhairaviBhairaviBhairavi 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:...
- Shuddha Bhairavi
- Sindhu BhairaviSindhu BhairaviSindhu Bhairavi is a 1985 Indian Tamil language drama film directed and produced by K. Balachander starring Sivakumar, Suhasini, Sulakshana, Delhi Ganesh and Janagaraj. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Ilaiyaraaja. The songs in the film were sung by K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chithra...
- Nat Bhairavi
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 :...
: 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:...
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.The Performance for this raga is unusually relaxed, some musicians take the liberty of using shuddha Re in ascent, and even the sequence Ma - Teevra Ma.
These deviations, however, are not typical of the raga. Musicians are also inclined to sometimes avoid Pa in ascent.
Samay (Time)
Bhairavi is an evening raga, being the opposite "female" counterpart of the "male" Bhairav raga, which is for the dawn. Traditionally it is played at evening concerts, usually at the beginning or early half of the evening.Seasonality
Certain ragas have seasonal associations. But in this regard, Bhairavi may also be treated as an all-time raga, as it is not based on the time of the year but the time of the day.Film Songs
Bhairavi is a popular raga for film songs. Here are some film songs based on Bhairavi:- "Humien Tumse Pyar Kitna" - KudratKudratKudrat is a Hindi/Urdu word which was probably derived from the Persian language. It means Nature in English. The word is used widely in lots of expressions in Hindi and Urdu languages. There is also a 1981 Hindi movie written and directed by Chetan Anand. The film stars Rajesh Khanna and Hema...
- "Tu Pyar Kare Yaa Thukraaye" - Dekh Kabeera Roya
- "Dil Apna Aur Preet Paraayi" - Dil Apna Aur Preet Parayi
- "Laga Chunari Main Daag" - Dil Hi To Hai
- "Mata Saraswati" - Aalap (film)
- "Tu Ganga Ki Mauj" - Baiju BawraBaiju BawraBaiju Bawra is an award-winning 1952 Hindi movie directed by Vijay Bhatt. It stars Bharat Bhushan and Meena Kumari.The movie is based on the legend of Baiju Bawra from the days of Mughal Emperor Akbar in India. Baiju is the son of a musician who also grows up to be a musician...
- "Dil to Bachcha hai Ji" - IshqiyaIshqiyaIshqiya is a 2010 Indian film starring Arshad Warsi, Vidya Balan, Naseeruddin Shah, and Salman Shahid in the lead roles. The film is directed by Abhishek Chaubey in his directorial debut and is produced by Raman Maroo and Vishal Bharadwaj. The film was released on 29 January 2010.Upon release, the...
- "Ramaiya Vasta Vaiiya" - Shri 420
- "Pyar Hua Ekraar Hua Hai" - Shri 420
- "Dil Ke Arman Ansuno Mein Bah Gaye" - NikaahNikaahNikaah is a 1982 Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Raj Babbar, Deepak Parashar and Salma Agha in her Hindi movie debut role. The film also had Asrani, Iftekhar and Gufi Paintal in support roles. The films music is by Ravi. The original name of the movie was Talaq...
1982
Origins
Bade Ghulam Ali Khan has asserted that Bhairavi originated in the folk tunes of IranIran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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