In Indian classical music, specific musical modes for improvisation are called ragas. The melodic elements of a raga are played on musical instruments. Ragas are differentiated by the notes in the mode as well as specific tones in the ascending scale called the arohana, which often differ from the descending scale, known as avarohana. The overarching structure of a raga is known as a chalan, which is the core melody and framework for improvisation of the raga. Every raga has a chalan, which presents the essential makeup of the structure of the raga.
Raga Yaman continues to be the starting point of every music student’s entry into the world of Hindustani Classical Bansuri and also remains the focal point of their training throughout their musical career. But, it is also a raga to which each sincere musician returns to, no matter how experienced, because it truly is a king of ragas.
Learn MoreRaga Hamsadhwani is a raga which came from the Carnatic or South Indian system of music. Its flow is that of a simple pentatonic raga. Some will try to place it in the Bilavala That while it has many properties and flows of the Kalyan That. Nonetheless, it is a raga many musicians use in Hindustani music using Hindustani methods of rendering a raga.
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