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What is a Khyal?

What is a Khyal?.

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What is a Khyal?

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  1. What is a Khyal? The term khyal means “imagination’ and it is the most important form of musical composition for the last two hundred years and more, it has almost monopolized the attention of the best musical brains. Khyal was the product of the combination of music style of Hindus and Muslims. It was liked by both. Soon it became very popular with the rulers and courtiers to enjoy popularity even to this day. As against Dhrupad and Dhamar , it is more imaginative than technical. In this type of singing, the rules are relaxed. The compositions of Khyal are more romantic and an artist can add one’s own his or her imaginative patterns in this form .

  2. The Khyal has two varieties such as, the Vilambit (slow) or Bada Khyal and Drut Khyal (fast) or Chhota Khyal

  3. Universal Musical Notes C D E F G A B C Do Re Mi Fa So La Si Do

  4. Indian musical notes or swaras . SA RE GA MA PA DHA NI SA . (S R G M P Dh N S)

  5. Swaras of Raga Bhairav . S R G M P Dh N S . S N Dh P M G R S

  6. Distinctive Features of Raga Bhairav • Raga - Bhairava • That - Bhairava • Jati - Sampurna (using all notes in ascending & descending order) • Vadi - Dha • Samvadi - Re • Swaras - R, Dh Komal, rest of the swaras are Shuddha (natural) • Varjit Swara - No one • Nyas - Dh, R and P M • Similar Ragas - Kalingara and Ramkali • Time to sing - Early morning

  7. Raga Bhairava is an Ashray Raga. Its thata is Bhairava. Raga Bhairava uses R and Dh Komal. These two swaras R and Dh are stressed again and again which indicate Bhairav For example - G M R S R Sa G M Dh S Dh P

  8. Its Vadi Swara is Dha and Samvadi Re. Raga Bhairava is sung in early morning i.e. between 4 to 7 a.m. It is therefore called morning Sandhiprakash Raga. It is of very serious nature and has the same effect on the listeners. Vilambit and Drut Khyal suit most in raga Bhairav. Dhrupad and Dhamar are also sung in this raga.

  9. Bhairavis one of the oldest raga of Indian music. We find its references in all old musical books. It is one of the old six ragas which have been mentioned as Raga and Ragini scheme in our old Indian treatises.

  10. Sometimes such asPancham or P is not used in its Aroha G M Dh N. Mostly Gandhar or G is Vakra in its Avaroha like M P G M R . . . . S.

  11. Raga Bhairav Aroha - Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni, sa Avaroha – . Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Particular note combination – G, M, Dh, S Dh S P G M R S R Sa

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