Hindol
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Hindol is a Hindustani classical
raga
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(ascent) and avarohana
(descent), Hindol is an exception. It has only four notes in the arohana, and five in the avarohana.
Re and Pa are excluded completely. The only Teevra note used is Ma (henceforth represented by Ma#). All other swaras are shuddha.
Arohana: Sa Ga Ma# Dha Sa.
Avarohana: Sa Ni Dha Ma# Ga Sa.
Pakad
: Sa Ga Ma# Dha, Sa Sa Dha Sa Dha Ma# Dha.
The vadi swara is Dha, and the samvadi is Ga.
, heavy and forceful oscillations particularly using Ma# and Dha. The Ni in the avarohana is very weak, and in most compositions it is used obliquely or often entirely avoided. Mostly pure classical genre of music like Khayals or Dhamars
are composed in this raga.
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
raga
Raga
A raga is one of the melodic modes used in Indian classical music.It is a series of five or more musical notes upon which a melody is made...
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Technical description
Although a Hindustani classical raga is supposed to have at least five notes in both arohanaArohana
Arohana, Arohanam or Arohan, in the context of North Indian Classical Music and South Indian Classical Music, is the ascending scale of notes in a raga...
(ascent) and avarohana
Avarohana
An Avarohana, Avarohanam or Avarohan in Indian classical music terminology is the descending scale of any raga. Each raga has an avarohana and arohana. The notes descend in pitch from the octave tonic down to the lower tonic...
(descent), Hindol is an exception. It has only four notes in the arohana, and five in the avarohana.
Re and Pa are excluded completely. The only Teevra note used is Ma (henceforth represented by Ma#). All other swaras are shuddha.
Arohana: Sa Ga Ma# Dha Sa.
Avarohana: Sa Ni Dha Ma# Ga Sa.
Pakad
Pakad
In Hindustani music, a pakad is a generally-accepted musical phrase thought to encapsulate the essence of a particular raga. The pakad contains the melodic theme of the raga, on listening to the pakad a person who knows the raga is usually able to identify it...
: Sa Ga Ma# Dha, Sa Sa Dha Sa Dha Ma# Dha.
The vadi swara is Dha, and the samvadi is Ga.
Further Information
The raga has Teevra Madhyam at its heart, and revolves around that note, resting on Dha or Ga. A prominent movement in Hindol is the gamakGamak
Gamaka, also known as gamak or gamakam, refers to ornamentation that is used in the performance of Indian classical music. The unique character of each raga is given by its gamakas, making their role essential rather than decorative in Indian music...
, heavy and forceful oscillations particularly using Ma# and Dha. The Ni in the avarohana is very weak, and in most compositions it is used obliquely or often entirely avoided. Mostly pure classical genre of music like Khayals or Dhamars
Dhamar (music)
A dhrupad set to the 14-beat time signature dhamar tal is called a dhamar. It is seen as a light musical form, and associated with the Holi Spring Festival of colours....
are composed in this raga.