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Marva or Marwa () is one of the ten basic

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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Hindustani 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'' ...

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. It is also the name of 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 ...

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Description

Marva thaat is obtained by adding a komal Rishabh to the

Kalyan thaat Kalyan () is one of the ten basic Thaats of the Hindustani classical music of the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a Raag Raag may refer to: * Raga, a melodic framework in Indian classical music * ''Raag'' (film), a 2014 Assamese-la ...

. The mood of the Marva family of ragas is strongly and easily recognisable.

Ragas

Other ragas in Marva thaat: *

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* Puriya *

Sohni Sohini is a raga in Hindustani classical music in the Marwa thaat. Alternate transliterations include Sohani and Sohni. Like Bahar, it is a small raga, with not much space for elaboration. It emotes the feel of longing, of passive sensuousnes ...

* Lalit (although it is sometimes placed in Purvi thaat) *

Bibhas Bibhas is a Hindustani classical raga. Theory Bibhas (sometimes also called 'Vibhas') is a pentatonic raga belonging to the Bhairav Thaat. This Raga is sung during daybreak. It is quite similar to Raga Deshkar as changing the Shuddha Dha and ...

(two other types of Bibhas are placed in Bhairav thaat or Purvi thaat) * Pancham (Hindol Pancham) * Maligaura * Purba (Purbya) * Purvakalyan * Jait (Jayat) (not to be confused with Jait Kalyan * Varati (raga) *

Bhatiyar Bhatiyar () is a Hindustani classical raga assigned to the Marva thaat. Theory Arohana: Avarohana: Vadi: Samavadi: Thaat A ''thaat'' () is a "parent scale" in North Indian or Hindustani music. It is the Hindustani equivalent ...

* Bhankar * Lalita Gauri (sometimes placed in Purvi thaat) * Sazgiri According to O. Thakur Pūrvā Kalyāṇa is Marwa with Pa and less emphasis on komal Re. R. Jha treats Bhaṭiya as a mixture of Marwa and Maand. There is only one Author (B. Subba Rao) mentioning a raga Māravā Gaurī, thus Moutal does not consider this an own form. Aspects of Marwa are also incorporated in Mali Gaura.Moutal p.493

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References

* * * {{cite book , last=Moutal , first=Patrick , title=A Comparative Study of Selected Hindustāni Rāga-s , publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd , place=New Delhi , year=1991 , isbn=81-215-0526-7 Hindustani music theory