Ahir bhairav

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Ahir bhairav is a Hindustani classical raga. Its a mixture of Bhairav and the ancient but now rare raga Ahiri or Abhiri.^[1] or a mixture of Bhairav and Kafi^[2]

1 Theory
2 Behavior
3 Historical Information
- 3.1 Origins
- 3.2 Important Recordings
4 References
5 Literatur
- 5.1 Links

[edit] Theory

[edit] Arohana & Avarohana

Arohana

S r G m P D n S'

Avarohana

S' n D P m G r S

Key:
S, R, G, m, P, D, N: shuddha (natural);
r, g, d, n : komal (flat);
M: teevra (sharp)

Pa and Sa are sometimes avoided in ascending [Arohan].. The descend can be direct, but is often expressed as S' n D P m, G m ^Gr ~ S with a slight oscillation on komal re to express the character of Bhairav ^[3]

[edit] Vadi & Samavadi

Vadi
ma
Samavadi
Sa
But Ga, Pa and Dha are also frequently sustained.

[edit] Pakad or Chalan

[edit] Organization & Relationships

Also there may be impressions of Kafi, the image of Ahir Bhairav is easily maintained with the characteristic passage ṇ Ḍ ṇ/r~ S ^[4] Specially the characteristic Bhairavi vibrato on komal re. Sometimes shuddha Ni is used in the lower octave to emphazise the Bhairav character. ^[5]

[edit] Behavior

Ahir Bhairav is typical uttarang raga, which means emphasis is on the upper tetrachord.

[edit] Samay (Time)

Dawn, around 4-6AM.

[edit] Seasonality

Certain ragas have seasonal associations.

[edit] Rasa

[edit] Historical Information

[edit] Origins

[edit] Important Recordings

Wasif-ud-din Dagar, Music Today Cassette:A97015, (Alap and Composition in Dhamar); 'Chalo sakhi braj raje'^[6]

[edit] References

^ Bor 1999
^ Kaufmann 1968, p.250
^ Bor 1999
^ Bor 1999
^ Kaufmann 1968, p.251
^ Bagchee 1998

SONGS BASED ON AHIR BHAIRAV:

1. PUCHHO NAA KAISE MAINE RAIN BITAAI 2. VAKTA KARATAA JO VAFAA AAP HAMAARE HOTE. 3. AB TERE BIN JEE LENGE HUM ( ASHIQI, NADIM SHRAVAN) 4. SOLA BARAS KI BAALI UMAR KO SALAM

[edit] Literatur

(most) entries due to: Moutal, Patrick (1991), Hindustāni Rāga-s Index, New Dheli: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd, ISBN 81-215-0525-7

Bhatkhande, Vishnu Nayaran (1968-73), Hindusthānī Sangīta Paddhaati: Kramika Pustaka Mālikā (6 vols.), vol. 5, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya, pp. 346-351
Bhatkhande, Vishnu Nayaran (1968-75), Hindusthānī Sangīta Paddhaati: Sangīta Śāstra (4 vols), vol. 2, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya, pp. 359-376
Bhatt, Balvantray (1977), Bhāvaranga Lahāri, vol. 2, Varanasi: Motilal Barnasidas, pp. 53-61
Gandharva, Kumar (1965), Anūpa rāga vilāsa, Bombay: Mauj Prakashan, pp. 4-5
Jha, Ramashraya (1968-78), Ābhinava Gītānjali (2 vols), vol. 1, Allahabad: Sangeet Sadan Prakashan, pp. 299-319
Khan, Raja Nawab Ali (1924), Māriphunnagamāta, vol. 1, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya, pp. 216-217
Khan, Raja Nawab Ali (1924), Māriphunnagamāta, vol. 2, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya, pp. 95-97
Patki, J.D (1971-75), Aprakāśita Rāga, vol. 3, Hathras: Sangeet Karyalaya, pp. 85-90
Patwaradan, Narayan Rao (1972), Tarala Prabandhāvalī, Rajasthan: Vanasthali Vidyapith, pp. 4
Patwaradan, Vinayak Rao (1961-74), Raga Vijñāna (7 vols), vol. 5, Poona: Sangeet Gaurav Granthamala, pp. 193-198
Phulambrikar, Krishnarao, Rāga Sangraha (7 vols), vol. 6, Poona, pp. 1-4
Ratanjankar, S.N., Abhinava Gīta Manjarī (vols 1,2a,2b), vol. 2a, Bombay: Popular Prakashan, pp. 144-148
Srivastava, Jaisuklai (1969), Malhāra Ke Prakāra, vol. 4, Bombay: Jaisuklal Shah, pp. 19-22
Vaze, Ramkrishna Narahar (1938), Sangīta Kala Prakāśa, vol. 1, Poona: Ramkrishna Sangeet Vidyalaya, pp. 79-80
Rao, Suvarnalata; Wim, van der Meer & Jane, Harvey (1999), Bor, Joep, ed., The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas, London: Zenith Media, <http://www.nimbus.ltd.uk>
Bagchee, Sandeep (1999), NĀD Understanding Raga Music, Mumbai: Eshwar, ISBN 81-86982-08-6
Kaufmann, Walter (1968), The ragas of North india, Calcutta, New Dheli, Bombay: Oxford & IBH Publishing Company