First 10 Thaat Raga Chalan Set

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First Ten Thaat Raga Chalans (CDs, Lead Sheets / Text package)

Raga Chalan, Swar Vistar,
Raga Improvisation

Chalan (Books)

The following works are dedicated to the systematic expansions of the 650+ Ragas given in Ragopedia and about 50+ Rare Ragas. All music is composed by Pandit Shiv Dayal Batish and edited by Ashwin Batish. These 7 Volumes follow the alphabetical order of Ragopedia.

Every raga Chalan has at its beginning, the information from the Ragopedia:

Raga Name, Thaat, Play time, Vadi, Samvadi followed by its Arohi/Avarohi in Staff and Sargam notations.

To this Ragopedia information are added new pointers that will help you understand the raga more fully. These additions are highlighted below:

Doha: A two line verse summarizing the most important raga elements.

Jati: Ascending and descending note classification.

Note Info: A list of modified (Vikrit) notes used in the raga

Pakar: The raga's cognitive or catch phrase.

Mood: The moods this raga evokes.

Playing Hints & Comments: Additional details about the raga.

Carnatic Affiliation: This compares the North Indian raga with any South Indian types. If a close match is found, it is so stated, giving its S. I. name, along with information on any composition Panditji has composed on it. This segment also links the Southern and the Northern works composed by Panditji.

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