Kalavati
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Kalavātī is a modern pentatonic Hindustānī
rāga
; Re (the second tone) and Ma (the fourth tone) are omitted. Kalavātī belongs to the Khamāj
thaat
(although it' sometimes called Kalāvatī Kalyāna).
S G P D n S'
In the Western scale this would roughly translate to: C E G A Bes c
Avarohana
S' n D P G S
Kalavātī used (komal) ni as a Vakra Svara in Aroha
P D n D S'
Komal Ni is also Andolita G P D n~ D P
It's also used as G P D n - S' D G P D S n - D P
raga (see also Yagapriya
). According to J.D. Patki the raga has been popularized in Maharastra by Pandit Rao Nagarkar, Roshan Ara Begum and Gangubai Hangal. The Record by Dr. Prabha Atre including her own composition "Tan Man Dhan tope varu" becomes Landmark in the history of Indian Music and also one of the largest selling record of Indian Classical music, it is still tremendously popular amongst the Audience.
B.Subba Rao explains the carnatic Kalavātī as omitting ga and Ni in aroha and Ni in Avaroha, using komal Re. That would make it closer to raga
Hevitrī
other movements:
S, G P, G\S ṇ Ḍ S, S PG P, DP GS, G P D - - D - - n D P, G G P D n~ , n D P, G P, G P D n D, nD S', S' G' S' S' G' P' G' S' n D, G P D, n n D P, G D P, G n D, G'\S' n D, n D P G P DP G\S, ṇ Ḍ S - | G P D n S n D P G\S - ||
Hindustani
Hindustani means 'of Hindustan '. It may refer to:* the Hindustani language, Hindi-Urdu* Hindustani , the Hindi version of the 1996 Tamil film Indian* Hindustani classical music* Hindustani people-See also:...
rāga
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...
; Re (the second tone) and Ma (the fourth tone) are omitted. Kalavātī belongs to the Khamāj
Khamaj
Khamaj is one of the ten Thaats of Hindustani music. It is also a specific raga in Khamaj thaat.-Khamaj Thaat:The parent-scale Khamaj Thaat, notated in sargam notation, has the following structure:S R G m P D n S'.n is komal here....
thaat
Thaat
A thāt is a mode in northern Indian or Hindustani music. Thāts always have seven different pitches and are a basis for the organization and classification of ragas in North Indian classical music.- System :...
(although it' sometimes called Kalāvatī Kalyāna).
Aroha and Avaroha
ĀrohanaArohana
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...
S G P D n S'
In the Western scale this would roughly translate to: C E G A Bes c
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...
S' n D P G S
Kalavātī used (komal) ni as a Vakra Svara in Aroha
P D n D S'
Pakad or Chalan
Komal Ni is weak in Aroha and often dropped: G P D n D S' or S G P D S', but in Tanas G P D n S' is also takenKomal Ni is also Andolita G P D n~ D P
It's also used as G P D n - S' D G P D S n - D P
Organization & Relationships
V.R.Patwardhan say that Kalavātī is derived from a carnaticCarnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
raga (see also Yagapriya
Yagapriya
Yagapriya is a rāgam in Carnatic music . It is the 31st melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kalāvati in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub...
). According to J.D. Patki the raga has been popularized in Maharastra by Pandit Rao Nagarkar, Roshan Ara Begum and Gangubai Hangal. The Record by Dr. Prabha Atre including her own composition "Tan Man Dhan tope varu" becomes Landmark in the history of Indian Music and also one of the largest selling record of Indian Classical music, it is still tremendously popular amongst the Audience.
B.Subba Rao explains the carnatic Kalavātī as omitting ga and Ni in aroha and Ni in Avaroha, using komal Re. That would make it closer to 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...
Hevitrī
Karnatic Music Version
In Karnatic Music, Kalavati is approximated as Valachi or Valaji, and is considered to be S G P D n S/S n D P G S, and a janya of the 28th Melakartha, Harikabhoji. See here for an example for Valachi (from the Malayalam movie, 'Tanmatra', although the initial lines are from a Tamil poem).Behavior
G is often a starting note of a combination: G G P D n D P G. While returning to Sa a descending meend is taken from Ga to Saother movements:
S, G P, G\S ṇ Ḍ S, S PG P, DP GS, G P D - - D - - n D P, G G P D n~ , n D P, G P, G P D n D, nD S', S' G' S' S' G' P' G' S' n D, G P D, n n D P, G D P, G n D, G'\S' n D, n D P G P DP G\S, ṇ Ḍ S - | G P D n S n D P G\S - ||
Important Recordings
- Imrat KhanImrat KhanImrat Khan is a leading sitar and surbahar player. He is the younger brother of sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan.-Training and early career:...
, L.P.record No. EASD-1358 - Nishat KhanNishat KhanNishat Khan is an Indian sitar player and son of surbahar player Imrat Khan.Khan was born in the mid-1960s in Kolkata. He performed with musicians of the genres jazz, Gregorian chant, flamenco and Western classical music. In August 2002, Khan performed for the Diet of Japan in Tokyo and played in...
, "Sentimental Sitar", Super Cassettes Ind (1994). Ltd, as CD: SICCD 042