raga
Let an agent explain raga as a melodic framework, relay theory, classification and performance from musicological sources, describe specific ragas and families, and distinguish raga from scale, mode and composition and from the film and fusion uses of the word.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain raga as a melodic framework, relay theory, classification and performance from musicological sources, describe specific ragas and families, and distinguish raga from scale, mode and composition and from the film and fusion uses of the word.
The melodic framework of Indian classical music, a set of notes with characteristic ascending and descending patterns called arohana and avarohana, prescribed ornaments, emphasised notes and mood, in Hindustani and Carnatic traditions with thousands of ragas including derived janya ragas in the Carnatic system, ragas using vivadi or dissonant notes, and families such as the Kanada ragas; ragas are associated with times and seasons and have inspired fusions such as Afro-raga.
What it is for: Framing melody in Indian classical music.
It can be explain the concept; relay theory and classification; describe ragas and families; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Melodic rules
Ascent and descent patterns
Mood and time association
Two classical systems
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a melodic framework heard in performance.
Physical character
Carnatic melakarta parent ragas: 72 count
Hindustani thaats: 10 count - Bhatkhande
ragas in use: hundreds count - thousands documented
How it is recognised
Melodic framework with arohana and avarohana
Janya raga, vivadi, Kanada ragas, Afro-raga
A scale is a set of notes; a mode is a scale with a tonic; a composition is a fixed piece
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - concept in registry terms
is paired with - the rhythmic framework
is contrasted with - a set of notes only
In practice
Families and kinds
Hindustani ragas organised by thaat
Carnatic melakarta and janya ragas
raga families such as Kanada and Malhar
ragas with vivadi notes
seasonal and time-of-day ragas
fusion forms such as Afro-raga and raga rock
Standards and regulation
No regulation; classification systems of Bhatkhande and Venkatamakhin
Failure modes and hazards
Reducing raga to a scale
Registry aliases mixing concepts, families and fusion
Contested classifications
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a raga is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is a raga, and how does it differ from a scale, a mode and a composition? definition
- Is the question about the concept, a specific raga, theory or fusion? boundary
Elements
Elements.
Elements
Elements.
- What are arohana, avarohana, vadi, samvadi, vivadi and pakad? definition
- Which entry fits the specific element? action
Theory Classification.
Sources.
Hindustani
Hindustani system.
Hindustani
Hindustani.
- How does the thaat system classify Hindustani ragas, and what are families such as Kanada? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Carnatic
Carnatic system.
Carnatic
Carnatic.
- How do melakarta and janya ragas work in the Carnatic system? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Performance Performance.
Practice.
Improvisation
Improvisation.
Improvisation
Improvisation.
- How do musicians develop a raga in alap, composition and improvisation? provenance
- Which entry fits alap? action
Time
Time and mood.
Time
Time.
- How are ragas linked to times of day, seasons and moods, as the traditions describe? provenance
- Which entry fits rasa? action
Context History and fusion.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the raga concept develop from ancient treatises to modern systems? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of Indian classical music? action
Fusion
Fusion.
Fusion
Fusion.
- How have ragas been used in jazz, rock and Afro-raga fusions? provenance
- Which entry fits raga rock? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should janya raga, Kanada and Afro-raga be separate primary entries?
- How should musicological sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming theory terms, a family and a fusion genre; should they be split off?