Madhukali
Encyclopedia
'Madhukali' is a Hindustani classical
raga
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Sa komalGa teevraMa Pa Ni Sa
Avarohana
S2 Ni komal Dha Pa, teevra Ma Pa komal Dha komal Ni komal Dha Pa, teevraMa komal Ga Re Sa
and Ramkali
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Thaat
: It belongs to the category of Raga-s that can be classified under any thaat.
, Dr. Ragini Trivedi in personal collection.
Madhukali on Vichitra Veena by Dr. Lalmani Misra
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Madhukali on Sitar. Performance at Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal by Dr. Ragini Trivedi -- Alap Drut Gat
Madhukali on Vichitra Veena by B G Beenkar, disciple of Gopal Shankar Misra
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...
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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 taught seena-ba-seena (person-to-person), hence written notations were not an essential part of attaining talim (knowledge). However modern scholars have used different ways to express the nuances in a Raga with accuracy.Arohana and 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 komalGa teevraMa Pa 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...
S2 Ni komal Dha Pa, teevra Ma Pa komal Dha komal Ni komal Dha Pa, teevraMa komal Ga Re Sa
Organization & Relationships
Madhukali is a Raga created by Dr. Lalmani Misra on basis of classical principles of consonance. It blends Madhuvanti, MultaniMultani
Multani may refer to:* Multani language, a language spoken in India and Pakistan* Multani , a raga in Indian classical music* Multani , a Muslim community found in the Gujarat state in India...
and Ramkali
Ramkali
Ramkali is a raga from Hindusthani classical music which originated from Bhairav Thaat. In the raga, as like bhairav, second tune and sixth tune are flat. Flat nishad and sharp madhyama are used often....
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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 :...
: It belongs to the category of Raga-s that can be classified under any thaat.
Behavior
This Raga makes use of all seven notes. However, while ascending, the second and the sixth notes are skipped. It comprises third and sixth flat with sharp fourth. The seventh note is both, natural and flat. A special use of this seventh is indicative of Ramkali.Important Recordings
Sitar recordings by Dr. Gopal Shankar MisraGopal Shankar Misra
Gopal Shankar Misra was an Indian musician and music teacher, who played the vichitra veena.-Inheriting music:...
, Dr. Ragini Trivedi in personal collection.
Madhukali on Vichitra Veena by Dr. Lalmani Misra
Lalmani Misra
Lalmani Misra , M.A., Ph.D., D. Mus. , M.Mus. , B.Mus. , Dean & Head, Faculty of Music and Fine Arts, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, was an eminent Indian classical musician known as much for his art as for his scholarship.-Initiation into music:Lalmani learnt Dhruvapada Dhamar in the...
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Madhukali on Sitar. Performance at Manav Sangrahalaya, Bhopal by Dr. Ragini Trivedi -- Alap Drut Gat
Madhukali on Vichitra Veena by B G Beenkar, disciple of Gopal Shankar Misra