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Rag Rasiya

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Description

Rag Rasiya is a rare and relatively new rag. It was invented by the late Ravi Shankar in the 20th century. It is a mixture of Pahadi and Yaman.

The name “Rasiya“, implies an “epicure”, or one who is attracted to the pleasurable things in life.



Arohana

Ascending structure for Rasiya

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


Avarohana

Descending structure of Rasiya

(general discussion of avarohana)


Jati

Shadav -Sampurna – (general discussion of jati)


Vadi

Ga – (general discussion of vadi)


Samvadi

Dha – (general discussion of samvadi)


Time

Second part of night (9:00pm-midnight) – (general discussion of time and rag)


That

Kalyan That – (general discussion of that)


Drone

Sa-Pa– (general discussion of drone)



Selected Video



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