A ''dhun'' (
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
: ; literally "tune") is a light instrumental piece in
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, si ...
. Although it may be played in a
raga, or mode (often light ragas such as
Khamaj
Khamaj () is a Hindustani classical Music raga within the Khamaj thaat which is named after it.
Many ghazals and thumris are based on Khamaj. It utilises the shuddha (pure) form of Ni on the ascent, and the komala (flat) form of Ni on the desce ...
), it is more freely interpreted and may incorporate foreign notes (
vivadi
In Hindustani classical music, ''vivadi'' ( sa, विवादि meaning "dissonant") refers to pitches that are not part of the ''arohana'' or '' avrohana'' of a given raga. In general, ''vivadi'' are not to be played during an improvisation ...
).
A ''dhun'' may be based on a folk tune or a religious, ''
bhajan''-type song, or even a
filmi
Filmi ("of films") music soundtracks are music produced for India's mainstream motion picture industry and written and performed for Indian cinema. In cinema, music directors make up the main body of composers; the songs are performed by playba ...
song.
See also
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Bangla Dhun
*
malshree dhun
Malshree or Malashree Dhun or Malshree Dhoon (Nepal Bhasa: मालश्री धून) is a Hindu Newa artform in which musicians perform devotional music, based on classical raga and taal system. The dhun is incorporated into mainstream ...
External links
Article about ''dhun''
Hindustani music
Hindustani music terminology
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