RMIM Archive Article "404".

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# Subject: Raga Vachaspati
#	(Series on Hindustani ragas inspired by Carnatic ragas)
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# Posted by: Rajan Parrikar (parrikar@spot.colorado.edu)
# Author: Rajan Parrikar 
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Subject: Raga Vachaspati - a composition


Namashkar.

Some time back, in private conversation, I was asked about Carnatic
rAgas that have in recent times made their way into the Hindustani
praNAli.  This post shall mark the beginning of an irregular series
dealing with such rAgas. I shall restrict myself to the relatively
uncommon ones (Hamsadhwani is, for instance, an example of the common
type).

In this piece, we will present a beautiful composition on Shri Krishna
in the 64th melakartA flagship rAga, Vachaspati. The rAga has been
popular for sometime now primarily with the Hindustani
instrumentalists but not too many vocal compositions are to be
found. The nominal scale employed is: S R G m P D n. We invite
recommendations from Carnatic afficionados for what they think are
their representative recordings in Vachaspati.

The composition below is fairly easy to work through. The nuance and
embellishment and improvisation around the basic skeletal piece takes
a little musical maturity. But I believe the essence of the bandish is
easily gotten with the notation below and some practice.

Feedback to: parrikar@colorado.edu

Warm regards,



r

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Raga: Vachaspati
Tala: Teental (brisk)

kara murali banmAla gale'       (kara = hand)
kunDalan chhabi ati nyAri hai

mor mukuTa pitAmbara shobhe'
Shyam murata ati pyAri hai


Key:
(1) All shuddha notes in caps (M=shuddha madhyam, m=tivra madhyam)
(2) The " and ' following a note denotes its tAr-saptak and mandra-
    saptak affiliation, respectively.
(3) The grace note is enclosed in parenthesis of the type () and it 
    operates on the note immediately following it.


Asthaie:
1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10    11    12    13    14    15    16

                                                         Pm    Gm    PD    Pm    GR
                                                         ka....ra......    mu....ra
      


S    -    S    S    S (R)N'   R    R (R)G    -     -     P  (P)m     m     m     P
li....    ba...na...mA........la   ga...le..........     kun.........Da....la....na
                    <-smooth->                           <---------smooth--------->


D    D    D (n)S"   nD   S"n  DP   nD   P    -     -
chha.bi   a....ti   nyA.......ri.....   hai.........



Antara:
1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9    10    11    12    13    14    15    16

                                                                  (P)m     P     P
                                                                     mo....ra    mu



S"   S"   S"   -(R")n    -    S"   R"   S"   -     S"    -     -     G"    G"    m"
ku...Ta   pi........tAm.......ba...ra   sho........bhe..........     Shya..ma    mu



R"   G"   S"   R"   n    -    S"   -    nD   S"n   DP
ra...ta   a....ti   nyA.......ri....    hai..........






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