Pilu
Encyclopedia
Pilu is a raga
(melodic mode
) of Indian classical music
. It is mostly used in light-classical forms, like the Khayal, of north Indian classical
style.
'P 'N S g m P N S'
'N S G m P N S'
S G m P D S'
S R m P N S'
Avarohana
S' N D P m G m P g R S 'N S
S' N S' D n D P m G m P G P m g R S 'N S
Some performances include shades of tivra MA
S g R S 'N S 'N - 'P 'd 'P 'N S - g R g 'N S
Kirwani
resembles an ancient kind of Pilu
Thaat
: Bhatkhande
classified Pilu in the Kafi thaat,).
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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...
(melodic mode
Musical mode
In the theory of Western music since the ninth century, mode generally refers to a type of scale. This usage, still the most common in recent years, reflects a tradition dating to the middle ages, itself inspired by the theory of ancient Greek music.The word encompasses several additional...
) of Indian classical music
Indian classical music
The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music and Persian music. The Samaveda, one of the four Vedas, describes music...
. It is mostly used in light-classical forms, like the Khayal, of north Indian classical
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...
style.
Aroha & Avaroha
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...
'P 'N S g m P N S'
'N S G m P N S'
S G m P D S'
S R m P N S'
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 m G m P g R S 'N S
S' N S' D n D P m G m P G P m g R S 'N S
Some performances include shades of tivra MA
Pakad or Chalan
S g R g S R 'N S, G m n P g - SS g R S 'N S 'N - 'P 'd 'P 'N S - g R g 'N S
Organization & Relationships
Related ragas:Kirwani
Kirwani
Kirwani is an Indian raga specially suited for instrumental music. The scale is the same as the harmonic minor in western music.There are shades of Pilu in Kirwani.-Arohana & Avarohana :ArohanaS R g M P d N S'Thus: C D E-flat F G A-flat B c...
resembles an ancient kind of Pilu
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 :...
: Bhatkhande
Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande
Pandit Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande was an Indian musicologist who wrote the first modern treatise on Hindustani Classical Music , an art which had been propagated earlier for a few centuries mostly through oral traditions...
classified Pilu in the Kafi thaat,).
Important Recordings
- Pandit Nikhil Banerjee:Pilu
- Ab Ke Baras Bhej: Bandini (1963); Singer: Asha BhosleAsha BhosleAsha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
, Music:S.D. Burman
Literature
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