Sohni
Sohni is a raga in Hindustani classical music in the Marwa thaat. It may be spelt Sohani, or even Sohini.
Tall, virgin, charming, her eyes like lotuses, ears clustered with celestial flowers, Sohini is a lovely form. She holds a lute and her songs are amorous
Rāga kalpa druma, p. 19[1]
Origin
The raga emerges from Marwa thaat.
Technical Description
The raga is of audav-shadav nature, i.e, it has five swaras (notes) in the arohana (ascent) and six in the avarohana. Rishabh (Re) and Madhyam (Ma) are komal (denoted below by Re# and Ma#), while all other swaras are shuddha. Pancham (Pa) is not used.
Arohana: Sa Ga Ma# Dha Ni Sa.
Avarohana: Sa Ni Dha, Ga Ma# Dha Ga Ma# Ga Re Sa.
Pakad: Sa Ni Dha, Ga Ma# Dha Ga Ma# Ga.
The vadi swara is Dha, and samvadi is Ga. The rishabh is weak, but Gandhar (Ga) is strong, unlike Marwa. It is an Uttaranga pradhan raga, with the higher notes on the saptak (octave) being used more frequently.
Samai (Time)
Raga Sohni is associated with very late night / pre-dawn, the last or eighth period of day, roughly from 3-6AM.
Further information
It is somewhat similar to Marwa and Puriya ragas in the same thaat[2], and also to Basant in the Poorvi thaat.
Important recordings
most probably the oldest recording is of Abdul Karim Khan from 1905
External links
References
- ^ Daniélou, Alain (1968). The Rāgas of northern Indian music. Barrie and Rockliff, London. pp. 334--334. ISBN 0214156893.
- ^ Parikkar, Rajan (2002-02-18). "The Marwa Matrix". The South Asian Women's Forum. Archived from the original on 2009-12-16. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
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