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This page gives you an introduction to raga parent scales through some of the best-loved ragas in Indian classical music – Yaman, Bhimpalasi, Bageshree, Jhinjhoti, Jaunpuri, Bihag, and Bhupali. In Hindustani (North Indian) classical music, the most common way to classify a raga is under ten parent scales (called thaat).
What are thaat? The concept originates with theorist V.N. Bhatkhande (1860-1936), who proposed ten ‘reference scales’, each with 7 swaras, designed to help classify the ragascape (Thus, the common translation of ‘parent scale’ is misleading: the ragas long predate the scales!).
These musical elements are organized into scales (mela), and the South Indian system of rāga works with 72 scales, as first discussed by Caturdandi prakashika. [86] They are divided into two groups, purvanga and uttaranga, depending on the nature of the lower tetrachord.
To explore other important ragas in Hindustani classical music, check out raga classification by scale (thaat) and difficult ragas. Learn about raga structure (raag jati, mishra ragas, vakra ragas, and jod ragas) through some pretty ragas like Kafi, Bhairavi, Durga, Des, Bahar, Dhani, and Pahadi.
Analytical visions: Searching for hidden inter-raga relations via swara-set spreadsheeting – my formal comparison table of 320+ Hindustani ragas, analysing melodic geometries, symmetries, quirks, etc •
20 gru 2020 · Ragas are the backbone of Indian classical music, but ragas are classified in various ways. One system is to classify them under ten parent scales, known as "thaat". These are quite similar to the concept of modes in ancient Greek music.
What are musical scales? How is a raga different from a scale? What defines a raga? How do we classify ragas? Here is a step-by-step explanation with demos.
