Hamsadhvani

Hamsadhvani is a Hindustani classical raga.

= 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).

Arohana & Avarohana

Arohana

Sa Re Ga Pa Ni Sa

Avarohana

Sa Ni Pa Ga Re Sa

Vadi & Samavadi

Vadi
Sa

Samavadi
Pa

Pakad or Chalan

Re Ga Re Ni Pa Sa Re Sa

Organization & Relationships

Related ragas: List related ragas here, making each raga a link with .

Thaat: Bilawal.

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.

Samay (Time)

Second quarter of night.

easonality

Certain ragas have seasonal associations.

Rasa

Historical Information

Origins

Important Recordings

Hansadhwani Vilambit and Drut by Ustad Amir Khan.Lagi Lagana (Drut - Tintal) by A. Kanan in Meghe Dhaka Tara.

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.

Links

[http://www.itcsra.org/sra_others_samay_index.html SRA on Samay and Ragas]
[http://www.itcsra.org/sra_raga/sra_raga_that/sra_raga_that_index.html SRA on Ragas and Thaats]
[http://www.sawf.org/music/articles.asp?pn=Music Rajan Parrikar on Ragas]

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