RagaDurga unfolded to Illustrate shades of Malhar and Kedar in it
Here we have a collection of 3 Scale-congruent Ragas of Raga Durgaand try to understand
the different moods of the same through the Audio File attached. It is difficult
to put on paper the subtle variations in their melodic structures. A simplistic
and brief theoretical comparison of salient features of the three Ragas is given
in the table below:
|
Name of the Raga
|
ShuddhaMalhar (BilawalThata)
|
Durga
|
Jaladhar Kedar
|
|
Aroha
|
S,RM,P,DS’’
|
SRM,PD,S’’
|
SRM,PDPS’’
|
|
Avaroha
|
S’’,DP,M,RS
|
S’’DP,M,RS
|
S’’, DPM, (M)R (M)RPM,RSRS
|
|
Vadi
|
M
|
M
|
M
|
|
Samvadi
|
S
|
S
|
S
|
|
Meend(Glissando)
|
M->R
|
-
|
D->M
|
|
GraceNote
|
(M)R, (S’’)D
|
(M)P
|
-
|
|
Nyasa in Aroha
|
S,M,P
|
S,M,P,D
|
S,M,P
|
|
Nyasa in Avaroha
|
P,M,S
|
P,R,S
|
P,M,S
|
|
Alpatva
|
-
|
R
|
R,D
|
|
Bahutva
|
R,M
|
P,D
|
S,M
|
|
Sangati-Combination
|
M-R, R-P
|
M-R, R-P
|
P-S
|
|
Pakada (Prominent Melodic Phrases)
|
S,RM,M->R, (M)RP, MPDS’’[DP]M, (M)R (M)RPRM,R-S
|
SR ‘D-S, RMPDMRP, MPDMRSR ’D-, ‘D-S
|
SRSM, MMPD->M, [MPDP]M, MRP, PD->M, [MPDP]M, SRS
|
Excerpts, from Lecture Demonstration Series conducted by Late Pandit K G Ginde, illustrate
the distinctions in melodic structures of the three Ragas.
Listen
(Click on Speaker symbol to Listen to song)
(Audio- Courtesy Shri Ajay Ginde)