Bilaval or Bilawal () is the most basic of all the ten

thaat A ''thaat'' () is a "parent scale" in North Indian or Hindustani music. It is the Hindustani equivalent of the term '' Melakartha raga'' of Carnatic music. The concept of the ''thaat'' is not exactly equivalent to the western musical scal ...

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of the

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. All the swaras in the thaat are shuddha or all swaras in the natural scale. Bilaval as a

raga A raga ( ; , ; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and, fro ...

is not rendered these days however a small variation of the raga called

Alhaiya Bilaval Alhaiya Bilaval is a Hindustani classical raga. It is the most commonly performed raga of a large group of ragas that are mainly based on a scale more or less identical to the Western major scale. For this reason, that scale itself is known as t ...

is very common. This is a morning raga and its pictorial descriptions create a rich, sensuous ambience in consonance with its performance.

Ragas

Ragas in Bilaval include: # Alhaiya Bilawal # Bhinna Shadja #

Bihag Raga Bihag is a Hindustani classical music, Hindustani classical ''raga'' (also spelled ''raag'') belonging to the Bilaval, Bilawal ''thaat''. Bihag uses all seven music ''swars'', and both Madhyama (music), ''Madhyams'' (''Shuddha'' and ''tivra ...

Bilaval Bilaval or Bilawal () is a raga and the basis for the eponymous ''thaat'' (musical mode) in Hindustani classical music. Raga Bilaval is named after Veraval, Gujarat. Bilaval has been the standard for North Indian music since the early 19th ce ...

# Deshkar # Devgiri Bilawal #

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Hamsadhvani Hamsadhvani (meaning "the cry of the swan"), is a rāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of Carnatic tradition of Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a ''janya'' rāga of the ...

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# Kukubh Bilawal # Shankara # Sukhiya #

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# Mand (raga)

References

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