Raga Chalan, Swar Vistar, Raga Improvisation
Chalan (Books)
MIDI music playback on 3 CDs or 10 cassettes with Lead Sheets written in Staff and Sargam Notations (total 56 pages) for the 1st 10 Thaat Ragas: Asavari, Bhairava, Bhairavi, Bilaval, Kafi, Kalyan, Khammaj, Marava, Pooravi, and Todi. Some introductory theory is also included. This set will give you a good idea of the larger 7 volume Chalan set.
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.
