Kirwani is a musical scale in
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Indian classical music, classical music of the Indian subcontinent's northern regions. It may also be called North Indian classical music or ''Uttar Bhartiya shastriya sangeet''. The term ''shastriya sangeet'' ...
. It is an Indian
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 ...
specially suited for
instrumental music. The scale is the same as the
harmonic minor in western music. There are shades of
Pilu in Kirwani. This raga is said to have been borrowed from the
Carnatic music
Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha.
It is o ...
raga
Keeravani.
Arohana & Avarohana
The
swara
Swara () or svara is an Indian classical music term that connotes simultaneously a breath, a vowel, a note, the sound of a musical note corresponding to its name, and the successive steps of the octave, or ''saptanka''. More comprehensively ...
s used in this raga are:
Arohana : S R g M P d N S'
Thus: C D E-flat F G A-flat B c
Avarohana : S' N d P M g R S
Vadi & Samavadi
There is no strict
Vadi-
Samavadi, but Re, ga, pa and dha are important.
Pakad or Chalan
d- P- g R-- S R---, R-- g M P d P
Organization & Relationships
Related ragas:
Pilu
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 ...
: Kirwani cannot be fit into one of
Bhatkhande's
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 ...
s;. Bhatkhande himself did not list it as such.
Time Of Singing
Samay (Time)
Madhyaratri (midnight)
Historical Information
It is "recently" taken from the musical scale
Keeravani of South Indian classical music (
Carnatic music
Carnatic music (known as or in the Dravidian languages) is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and southern Odisha.
It is o ...
). It is similar to an ancient version of
Pilu[Bor p. 102]
Tamil Film Songs
References
External links
Examples
Film Songs in Rag Kirwani
Literature
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{{Rāgas as per Performance Time
Hindustani ragas