Raga Bhopali

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Bhopali, also Bhoop or Bhupali, is a Hindustani classical raga.

Contents

[edit] 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, and therefore writing is not an essential part of attaining talim(knowledge).

[edit] Arohana & Avarohana


Arohana
Sa Re Ga Pa Dha Sa
Avarohana
Sa Dha Pa Ga Re Sa Dha_ Sa

[edit] Vadi & Samavadi


Vadi

Gandhar - G


Samavadi

Dhaivat - D

[edit] Pakad or Chalan

The Pakad (catchphrase that helps to identify a raga) is:

S R G R S D1 S R G

or:

S R G R S D1 S R G P G D P G R S

Some chalans (or elaborations of the pakad) are:

1. S R G R S D1 S R G
2. S R G R S D1 P1
3. P1 D1 S R G R G
4. S R P G
5. G R S R G P
6. G P D P D D S’
7. P G P D P D S’ R’ G’ R’ G’
8. G’ R’ S’ D P G R S

[edit] Organization & relationships

Related ragas: List related ragas here, making each raga a link with [[ ]].
Thaat: Choose closely applicable thaat here. Choices are Bilawal, Khamaj, Kafi, Asawari, Bhairavi, Marwa, Purvi, Todi.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Samay (Time)

Evening time.

[edit] Seasonality

Certain ragas have seasonal associations.

[edit] Rasa

[edit] Historical Information

[edit] Origins

[edit] Important Recordings

E ri Aaj Bhaeelawa
Jab Se Tumi San Lagali - Kishori Amonkar
Sahela Re - Kishori Amonkar

[edit] References

Bor, Joep (ed). Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane (co-authors) The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.

[edit] External links

SRA on Samay and Ragas
SRA on Ragas and Thaats
Rajan Parrikar on Ragas