Alhaiya Bilaval
Alhaiya Bilaval is a Hindustani classical raga. It is the most commonly performed raga of a large group of ragas that are mainly based on a scale more or less identical to the Western major scale. For this reason, that scale itself is known as the Bilaval Thaat. It is often simply referred to as Bilaval, although in the 17th century Alhaiya and Bilaval may have been separate ragas. Alhaiya Bilaval is a raga which M is the main key.
| Thaat | Bilaval |
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| Type | Shadava-sampurna |
| Time of day | Early Morning (Din ka Pratham Prahar-4 a.m-8a.m |
| Arohana | S GR G P ND N S' |
| Avarohana | S' ND n D P M G MR S |
| Pakad | G R G P m G m R G P D n D P |
| Vadi | Dha |
| Samavadi | Ga |
| Synonym | Alhaiya Bilawal |
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Character
Arohana, Avarohana and Pakad
Arohana: S GR G P ND N S'
Avarohana: S' ND n D P M G MR S
Pakad: G R G P m G m R G P m G m R S
Vadi and Samavadi
Vadi: dha
Samavadi: ga
Komal Swar: N (Vakra) in Avarohana
Varjit Swar: M in Arohana
Related ragas
Alhaiya Bilaval is referred to as Bilaval, however, the Wikipedia page refers to Shuddha Bilaval as Bilaval. Bilaval, Shuddha Bilawal, Devgiri Bilawal, Shukla Bilawal, Kakubh Bilawal[1]
Time
Late Morning, 9 AM to 12 noon
Rasa
Shaant Rasa (peaceful).
References
- Bor 1999
Literature
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.