Tilang
 | |
| Thaat | Khamaj |
|---|---|
| Type | Audava-Audava |
| Time of day | 2nd Prahar of the night |
| Arohana | S G M P N Ṡ |
| Avarohana | S Ṉ P M G S |
| Vadi | G |
| Samavadi | N |
| Similar | Jog |
Tilang is a raga in Indian classical music, that belongs to the Khamaj Thaat.
Scale
This raga has a lowered seventh, Ṉ (Hindi: कोमल नी, romanized: komala nī) in the descending scale.
Its defining characteristics are: P Ṡ N Ṡ Ṉ P, P Ṡ N Ṡ P Ṉ P. Some performers add a Re to create the following pattern: Ṡ Ṙ N Ṡ P Ṉ P.
Vādī and Samvādī
In Carnatic music
This raga originated in Hindustani classical music and has been taken into Carnatic music. It is derived from the 28th Melakarta (parent scale) Harikambhoji. It is an audava-audava raga (pentatonic asymmetrical scale) with the following structure.
Scale similarities
- Gambhiranata raga is a symmetrical Carnatic raga with N3 (Kakali Niṣāda) in both ascending and descending scales, while Tilang uses Kaisiki Niṣāda (N2) in descending scale.
- Savitri raga is a symmetrical Carnatic raga with N2 (Kaisiki Niṣāda) in both ascending and descending scales, while Tilang uses Kakali Niṣāda (N3) in ascending scale.
Tilang therefore has the Arohana (ascending scale) of Gambhiranata, and Avrohana (descending scale) of Savitri.
Notes
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Raag Tilang – Indian Classical Music – Tanarang.com". www.tanarang.com. 8 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Rao, B.Subba (1996). Raganidhi: A Comparative Study Of Hindustani And Karnatak Ragas. Volume Four (Q to Z). Madras: The Music Academy. pp. 181–182.
- ↑ Singha, H.S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries). Hemkunt Publishers. p. 10. ISBN 978-81-7010-301-1. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- 1 2 Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
- ↑ Katz, J. (1992). The Traditional Indian Theory and Practice of Music and Dance. Panels of the VIIth World Sanskrit Conference / World Sanskrit Conference 7, 1987, Leiden: Panels of the VIIth World Sanskrit Conference. E.J. Brill. p. 19. ISBN 978-90-04-09715-5. Retrieved 27 May 2021.