• Source: Bilaskhani Todi

Bilaskhani Todi is a Hindustani classical raga. It is a blend of the ragas Asavari and Todi, and has a close affinity with Komal Rishabh Asavari. Though being named Bilaskhani Todi, it does not belong to the Thaat Todi, but it belongs to the Thaat Bhairavi. It is named Bilaskhani Todi because of the Meend used while singing the notes 'Ga' and 'Re', a common feature of the Raag 'Todi'.




Theory


The Hindustani classical raga Bilaskhani Todi is an example of the flaws of the Bhatkhande thaat system because it is classified under the Bhairavi thaat based on the notes it uses, but it is actually a type of Todi, and permitting any Bhairavi during a performance kills the raga.




= Arohana and avarohana

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Arohana: Sa re ga Pa dha Sa
Avarohana: re ni dha Ma ga re Sa




= Vadi and samavadi

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Vadi: dha
Samavadi: ga




= Organization and relationships

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Thaat: Bhairavi




= Samay (Time)

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Morning, between 6 a.m. to 12 p.m.




= Seasonality

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Certain ragas have seasonal associations.




= Rasa

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Devotional, Bhakti




Historical information






= Origins

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Legend has it that this raga was created by Bilas Khan, son of Miyan Tansen, after his father's death. It is said that while trying to sing Todi, his father's favorite raga, in the wake of his father, Bilas was so grief-stricken that he mixed up his notes. That gave birth to this raga, and that Tansen's corpse moved one hand in approval of the new melody. (There is a similar legend, differing only in detail, about Tansen's Todi.)




= Important recordings

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Amir Khan, Ragas Bilaskhani Todi and Abhogi, HMV/AIR LP (long-playing record), EMI-ECLP2765
Nikhil Banerjee, Morning Ragas, Bombay 1965, LP record, Raga Records. (Audio CD released June 1996; iTunes 2000).
Ravi Shankar, from the 1950s
Asha Bhosle, Jhoote Naina Bole




Film songs


Language : Hindi




= Tamil

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References


Bor, Joep (ed). Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane (co-authors) The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.




External links


SRA on Samay and Ragas
SRA on Ragas and Thaats
Rajan Parrikar on Ragas
Film Songs in Bilaskhani Todi

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Akbar yang Agung
• Bilaskhani Todi
• Todi (raga)
• List of ragas in Hindustani classical music
• Bhairavi (thaat)
• List of composers who created ragas
• Ghulam Mustafa Khan (singer)
• Amjad Ali Khan
• Amir Khan (singer)
• List of songs written by Kannadasan
• Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande