Bilaval
(Bilaaval) Bilaval is an Indian musical raga (composition) that appears in the Sikh tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib or SGGS for short. Every raga has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes that can be used; which notes can be used; and their interplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of a tune. In the SGGS, the Sikh holy Granth (book), there are a total of 31 raga compositions and this raga is the sixteenth raga to appear in the series. The composition in this raga appears on a total of 64 pages from page numbers 795 to 859.
Bilaaval had become the basic scale for North Indian music by the early part of the 19th century. Its tonal relationships are comparable to the Western C-major scale. Bilaaval appears in the Ragmala as a ragini of Bhairava, but today it is the head of the Bilaaval thata. The Ragmala gives Bilaaval as a putra (son) of Bhairav, but no relation between these two ragas is made today.
Bilaaval is a morning raga to be sung with a feeling of deep devotion and repose, often performed during the hot months. Over 170 hymns were composed to this raga by Guru Nanak, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru Arjan, and Guru Tegh Bahadar.
Section | Punjabi | English |
Aroh: | ਸ ਰ ਗ ਮ ਪ ਧ ਨ ਸ | Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa |
Avroh: | ਸ ਨ ਧ ਪ ਮ ਗ ਰ ਸ | Sa Ni Dha Pa Ma Ga Re Sa |
Pakar: | ਗ ਰ, ਗ ਮ ਧ ਪ, ਮ ਗ, ਮ ਰ ਸ | Ga Re, Ga Ma Dha Pa, Ma Ga, Ma Re Sa |
Vadi: | ਧ | Dha |
Samvadi: | ਗ | Ga |
Gurbani Keertan in Raag Bilawal
See also
External links
- Gurmat Gian Group
- Gurmat Sangeet Project
- Gurmat Sangeet
- Gurmat Sangeet Darbar
- Raj Academy of Asian Music
- Sikhnet: Shabad for Printing
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