Tilak Kamod
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Tilak Kamod is a Hindustani classical
raga
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(ascent) six notes are used (Dha is excluded), whereas the avarohana
(descent) uses all the seven notes.
All the swaras used in this raga are shuddha.
Arohana: Pa Ni Sa Re Ga Sa, Re Ma Pa Ni Sa.
Avarohana: Sa Pa Dha Ma Ga Re, Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Ni, Sa.
Pakad
: Pa Ni Sa Re Ga-Sa, Re Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Ni, Sa.
The vadi swara is Re, and the samvadi is Pa.
, and hence requires a skilful rendition for the differences to be distinct to the listener.
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
The raga is of Sharava-sampurna nature, i.e., in its 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) six notes are used (Dha is excluded), whereas the 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) uses all the seven notes.
All the swaras used in this raga are shuddha.
Arohana: Pa Ni Sa Re Ga Sa, Re Ma Pa Ni Sa.
Avarohana: Sa Pa Dha Ma Ga Re, Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Ni, 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...
: Pa Ni Sa Re Ga-Sa, Re Pa Ma Ga Re Sa Ni, Sa.
The vadi swara is Re, and the samvadi is Pa.
Further Information
It is a very melodious raga, and whereas heavy classical genres like Khayals are often based on this raga, light classical genres are more popular in Tilak Kamod. Rarely, a tinge of Komal Ni is also used in this raga. The raga is very close to ragas like DeshDesh
Desh meaning "country"), is a region of Maharashtra state in central India.Desh is bounded on the west by the Western Ghats or Sahyadri range, on the north by the Kandesh and on the east by the Marathwada regions of Maharashtra, and on the south by the state of Karnataka...
, and hence requires a skilful rendition for the differences to be distinct to the listener.