Lalit is a prominent
raga 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, sit ...
. It is commonly described as serene and devotional and is performed at dawn time of the day.
The
swara (notes of the Indian musical scale) of Lalit put emphasis on the minor second (Re) and minor sixth (Dha), and include natural and sharp fourth (Ma), but omit the commonly used perfect fifth (Pa).
Author Peter Lavezzoli stated the raga was difficult to play for
Western classical musicians because of its scale.
Jairazbhoy argued the use of both forms of Ma was an apparent
chromaticism, but that one of the Ma notes was a diminished Pa.
[Jairazbhoy 1995, p. 49] Lalit with a different scale was identified in the 16th century, and a raga Lalita existed before.
Pakad - Chalan of Lalit: Re♭, Ma-Ma#-Ma Ga Ma, Ma#Ni, Sa
As can be seen from above, the raga uses both the flat and the upper Ma and that makes this raga very distinct from other ragas. Deliberate oscillation on the cusp formed between Ma-Ma# and Ni is commonly heard.
In the
Gwalior tradition of singing, and among many dhrupadiyas(colloquial term used to refer
Dhrupad
Dhrupad is a genre in Hindustani classical music from the Indian subcontinent. It is the oldest known style of major vocal styles associated with Hindustani classical music, Haveli Sangeet of Pushtimarg Sampraday and also related to the South I ...
singers), Lalit is sung with a shuddh dhaivat (natural sixth), and has a slightly different chalan (way of moving).
Film songs
Language: Tamil
Language:
Hindi
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Hindustani Classical Music Composition(Bandish) set in Raga Lalit
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More details about the Lalit raga
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Hindustani ragas