Raga Khamaj
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Raga Khamaj is a prominent and versatile Hindustani classical raga traditionally associated with romantic and devotional moods, often performed in the late evening and used as the basis for many semi-classical forms and folk melodies.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindustani raga
ⓘ
melodic mode ⓘ |
| allows |
light classical improvisation
ⓘ
ornamentation with meend and gamak ⓘ |
| arohana | S G M P D N S' ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
devotional mood
ⓘ
romantic mood ⓘ |
| audiation | shadava–sampurna raga ⓘ |
| avarohana | S' N D P M G R S ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Hindustani classical music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantNote |
Gandhar (Ga)
ⓘ
Pancham (Pa) ⓘ |
| janyaOf | Khamaj thaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jati | shadava–sampurna ⓘ |
| origin | North India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pakad |
G M P D N D P M G
ⓘ
G M P D N S' N D P M G ⓘ |
| parentOf |
Raga Desh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raga Jaijaiwanti NERFINISHED ⓘ Raga Jhinjhoti NERFINISHED ⓘ Raga Tilak Kamod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert performance
ⓘ
dance recitals ⓘ devotional gatherings ⓘ |
| rasa |
bhakti (devotional)
ⓘ
shringara (romantic) ⓘ |
| region | North Indian classical tradition ⓘ |
| samvadi | Ni ⓘ |
| scaleType | heptatonic in ascent and descent overall ⓘ |
| similarTo |
Raga Desh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raga Jhinjhoti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thaat | Khamaj thaat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| time |
late evening
ⓘ
second prahar of the night ⓘ |
| tonic | Sa ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dance compositions
ⓘ
film songs in Indian cinema ⓘ light classical bandish ⓘ |
| usedIn |
bhajan
ⓘ
dadra ⓘ folk melodies of North India ⓘ ghazal ⓘ hori ⓘ kajri NERFINISHED ⓘ semi-classical compositions ⓘ thumri ⓘ |
| usesSwaras |
komal Ni in descent
ⓘ
shuddha Ni in ascent ⓘ |
| vadi | Ga ⓘ |
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