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Meditation and Relaxation - Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari

by S Balachander

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Raga Alapana in Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari 49:38
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Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari on Chandraveena by S Balachander

A video recording of Raga Alapana is available on YouTube at youtu.be/ElDf4Mxs7tA

Snippets from this performance are available on YouTube at youtu.be/dPahp2X5VR0

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This alap performance is accompanied by a very unique drone (Tanpura) accompaniment track. This drone track is synthesized from a project called PureTones (puretones.sadharani.com). It has been microtonally adjusted to precisely suit the scale of the Raga. It was a different and interesting experience for me. Do try and hear the difference. If it sounds interesting to you, be sure to check it out.

To read the story on the Raga : www.chandraveena.com/blog/r5-kra/

Program Notes

Alap in Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari
Raga Alapana is an improvisation and a systematic presentation of a Raga. This part has no rhythmic accompaniment. Usually, it has three parts - Alap, Jod and Jhala. This format is also known as Ragam and Tanam.

Here are some notes about the Raga.

Raga - Komal Rishabh Asavari

Scale - Sa re ga ma Pa dha ni

Family - Asavari

Melakarta - Vikrit Raga of Natabhairavi (Sa Re ga ma Pa dha ni)

Prahar - 1st and 2nd prahar (equivalent to 6 AM - 12 PM)

Reading the scale
In Indian Classical Music, the seven notes in an octave are called Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni and then Sa comes again. Notes with a capitalised first letter are called Tivra (or sharp) notes. E.g., Re in Natabhairavi scale above. Notes written fully in lower case are called Komal (or flat) notes. E.g., dha and ni above. Sa and Pa are always written with a capitalized first letter.

Vikrit Raga
A vikrit raga is a derived scale from a Melakarta in which a note has been modified. In this case, Tivra Rishabh of Melakarta Natabhairavi has been flattened to Komal Rishabh, hence also the name Komal Rishabh Asavari.

Vakra Raga
Even though scales in Indian Classical music are defined by a set of ascending - descending notes, sometimes, a Raga has a zig-zag melodic approach. Such Ragas are called Vakra Ragas. The scale of Raga Komal Rishabh Asavari is generally taken as Sa re ma Pa dha SA while ascending, and SA ni dha Pa ma ga re Sa while descending.

Prahar
In Indian Classical Music, Ragas are classified into Prahars (time periods of a day or night) which are said to represent the most appropriate time to perform the Raga.

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released May 18, 2020

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Chandraveena - S Balachander

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Sadharani Music Works - www.sadharani.com

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