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Favoured by Muslims, this raag occurs in the [[Raagmala]] as a ragini of Hindol. Today, it belongs to the Khamaj | Favoured by Muslims, this raag occurs in the [[Raagmala]] as a ragini of Hindol. Today, it belongs to the Khamaj that. It is used a lot in modern singing styles such as Tumri and Ghazal. | ||
Tilang was used by Guru Nanak (6 hymns), Guru Ram Das (3), Guru Arjan (5), Guru Tegh Bahadur (3), Kabir (1) and Namdev (2) for a total of 20 hymns. Tilang is performed at night (3pm to 6pm); it has a semi-romantic and pleasing mood but with a hint of yearning. In the texts composed for this raag, the question is asked why man should cling to all the evils of this life when Guru Nanak has shown the way to true happiness and fulfilment. | |||
This raag is mostly sung as mid-scale raag but it's perfectly appropriate to use all three scales in this raag. | |||
This raag has a Ni flat (ni komal) in the descent. | |||
[[Aroh]] : Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa | [[Aroh]] : Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa | ||
[[Avroh]] : Sa | [[Avroh]] : Sa ni(komal) Pa Ma Ga Sa | ||
[[Vadi]] : Ga | [[Vadi]] : Ga | ||
Revision as of 09:53, 8 January 2008
Favoured by Muslims, this raag occurs in the Raagmala as a ragini of Hindol. Today, it belongs to the Khamaj that. It is used a lot in modern singing styles such as Tumri and Ghazal.
Tilang was used by Guru Nanak (6 hymns), Guru Ram Das (3), Guru Arjan (5), Guru Tegh Bahadur (3), Kabir (1) and Namdev (2) for a total of 20 hymns. Tilang is performed at night (3pm to 6pm); it has a semi-romantic and pleasing mood but with a hint of yearning. In the texts composed for this raag, the question is asked why man should cling to all the evils of this life when Guru Nanak has shown the way to true happiness and fulfilment. This raag is mostly sung as mid-scale raag but it's perfectly appropriate to use all three scales in this raag.
This raag has a Ni flat (ni komal) in the descent.
Aroh : Sa Ga Ma Pa Ni Sa
Avroh : Sa ni(komal) Pa Ma Ga Sa
Vadi : Ga
Samvadi : Ni
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