Asavari thaat · komal Ga Dha Ni

Ragas of Asavari आसावरी

· 5 ragas

Five ragas of Asavari thaat, with komal Ga, Dha and Ni, from Asavari and Jaunpuri to Darbari Kanada, each written out to play.

Asavari

Asavari thaat · vadi komal Dha, samvadi komal Ga · difficulty

vadi komal Dha samvadi komal Ga

SaPaSa′SRMPDSSNDPMGRSthe way upthe way down
Open in the harmonium First taught in year 2 of a graded syllabus.

Asavari thaat lowers Ga, Dha and Ni to their komal forms and keeps Re and Ma shuddha. This page holds five of its ragas, Asavari, Jaunpuri, Desi, Kaunsi Kanada and Darbari Kanada, each written as its aroha and avaroha, the ascent and descent, with a button that plays it. The Asavari here climbs with shuddha Re; Komal Rishabh Asavari, which climbs with komal Re, is on the Bhairavi page. Asavari leaves out Ga and Ni going up and Jaunpuri only Ga, so the ascending komal Ni is the one difference; their descents match, and both rest on komal Dha and komal Ga.

Asavari vadi komal Dha samvadi komal Ga

SaPaSa′SRMPDSSNDPMGRSthe way upthe way down

Jaunpuri vadi komal Dha samvadi komal Ga

SaPaSa′SRMPDNSSNDPMGRSthe way upthe way down
Watch for the ascending komal Ni that Jaunpuri includes and Asavari leaves out.

Asavari, the gentlest, is named in year two and Jaunpuri in year three. Keep komal Dha steady in both; in a sparse line a held note tends to drift while the voice prepares the next leap.

Kaunsi Kanada and Darbari Kanada have the same notes as Asavari and Jaunpuri, but their descents turn back on themselves. Kaunsi Kanada starts below Sa on komal Ni, climbs without Re and Pa, and leans on Ma with Sa as partner. Darbari Kanada climbs on all seven and rests on Re and Pa; it is the steepest here and year-six study.

Kaunsi Kanada vadi Ma samvadi Sa

SaPaSa′NSGMDNSSNDPMPGMRSthe way upthe way down

Darbari Kanada vadi Re samvadi Pa

SaPaSa′SRGMPDNSSDNPMPGMRSthe way upthe way down
Compare the ascent's omissions and starting point, then follow each descent without straightening its turns.

Both Kanadas keep to the thaat's notes. Follow their descents with a finger on the printed line, and if you lose your place, start again from the top rather than inventing a way back to Sa.

Desi takes shuddha Dha instead of komal Dha, which gives it Kafi's notes. It climbs without Ga and Dha; its crooked descent brings them in and dips below Sa to komal Ni before returning. It is sixth-year study, so keep it out of a first week of Asavari and check the Dha before each return.

The twelve notes of an octave, drawn with Sa on a white key. a note from outside the raga's thaat

Find Desi's shuddha Dha outside its shelf, then compare its inventory with Kafi's.

Start with Asavari, Jaunpuri and Desi.

The ragas of this shelf, the gentlest first5

Asavari

Asavari thaat · vadi komal Dha, samvadi komal Ga · difficulty

vadi komal Dha samvadi komal Ga

SaPaSa′SRMPDSSNDPMGRSthe way upthe way down

Being samvadi doesn't give komal Ga permission to enter the ascent. Asavari omits Ga and Ni ascending, restores both descending, and has komal Dha as vadi. Jaunpuri shares the descent, the vadi and the samvadi but has komal Ni ascending. Hold Asavari's ascending komal Dha until you hear upper Sa, cross the gap without Ni, and check Sa on arrival. On the return, give komal Ni its syllable back.

Open in the harmonium First taught in year 2 of a graded syllabus.

Jaunpuri

Asavari thaat · vadi komal Dha, samvadi komal Ga · difficulty

vadi komal Dha samvadi komal Ga

SaPaSa′SRMPDNSSNDPMGRSthe way upthe way down

Don't leave for upper Sa a note too soon. Jaunpuri has komal Ni ascending where Asavari omits it; both keep Ga off the climb and share the full descent. Komal Dha is vadi, komal Ga samvadi. Give the ascending komal Ni one tap of the hand and upper Sa the next, evenly, then record that stretch and check that Ni got a real sung count. Descend with komal Ga restored, and keep it out of the next ascent.

Open in the harmonium First taught in year 3 of a graded syllabus.

Desi

Asavari thaat · vadi Pa, samvadi Re · difficulty

vadi Pa samvadi Re

SaPaSa′SRMPNSSPDMPRGSRNSthe way upthe way down

Put a finger on the first descending Pa before you start. Desi drops there straight from upper Sa, skipping Ni and Dha. Its ascent omits Ga and Dha; the crooked return brings in shuddha Dha and finally dips below Sa to komal Ni. Kafi has the same notes, not this route. Desi's vadi is Pa, its samvadi Re. Practise the opening drop alone, checking Pa after landing, before attaching the turns and the lower finish.

Open in the harmonium First taught in year 6 of a graded syllabus.

Kaunsi Kanada

Asavari thaat · vadi Ma, samvadi Sa · difficulty

vadi Ma samvadi Sa

SaPaSa′NSGMDNSSNDPMPGMRSthe way upthe way down

All the care spent keeping Pa out of the ascent can make you miss it coming down. Kaunsi Kanada starts on the lower komal Ni and omits Re and Pa ascending, unlike Darbari Kanada's full climb over the same notes. Ma is vadi, Sa samvadi. In the descent, hold the first Ma briefly and hear the Pa above it before turning back up, then go through komal Ga's rise to Ma. Drop the hold once both turns are clear.

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Darbari Kanada

Asavari thaat · vadi Re, samvadi Pa · difficulty

vadi Re samvadi Pa

SaPaSa′SRGMPDNSSDNPMPGMRSthe way upthe way down

The hand wants komal Ni just below upper Sa. Make it wait. Darbari Kanada descends first to komal Dha, then rises to komal Ni, with more turns around Ma below. Its full ascent has komal Ga where Jaunpuri omits it, and its vadi and samvadi are Re and Pa, not komal Dha and komal Ga. Holding upper Sa, rest a finger on komal Dha without sounding it. Sing the drop, check it, then let komal Ni in.

Open in the harmonium First taught in year 6 of a graded syllabus.