Rag Rageshri

(Rageshwari)

by David Courtney

Description

Rageshri is a popular rag in Hindustani sangeet. It has a similarity to Kamboji, and Khammaj with whom it shares the same that, and Bageshree for which it is different in terms of its Ga. Historically, it used two Nis (e.g., Rao, BS 1985), but today it tends to be played only with Komal Ni.

Pancham is omitted entirely, while Rishab is permitted only in the descending structure. The absence of Pancham and its consequent exclusion from the drone, gives a very distinctive character to this rag.

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Arohana

(general discussion of arohana) – (general discussion of notation)

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Avarohana

(general discussion of avarohana)

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Jati

Audav – Shadav – (general discussion of jati)

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Vadi

Ga – (general discussion of vadi)

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Samvadi

Ni – (general discussion of samvadi)

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Time

9:00pm-Midnight (second portion of the night) – (general discussion of time and rag)

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That

Khammaj That – (general discussion of that)

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Pakad

(general discussion of pakad)

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Drone

Sa – Ma– (general discussion of drone)

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Popular Songs

Film songs in Rag Rageshri

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Selected Video

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Other Sites of Interest

Indian Classical Music: Tuning and Ragas

Modes and Ragas: More Than just a Scale

Emotional responses to Hindustani Raga music: The role of mus­ical struc­ture

Automatic Raga Recognition in Hindustani Classical Music

Patrick Moutal. A Comparative Study of Selected Hindustānī Rāga-s based on Contemporary Practice

Automatic Tonic Identification in In­dian Art Music: Approaches and Evaluation

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