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 The notion of a Raag is at the foundation of Indian Classical Music. Simply put, a Raag uniquely defines a set of musical notes and their allowed arrangements to form a melody to evoke a certain mood.🌹🌹🌹🌹

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The principles that characterise each raag are the Aaroh, Avroh, Vadi, Samvadi, Jati, Nyaas swars, Samay, and Pakad. This foundation allows for infinite improvisation but also places restrictions on a raag. 🌹🌹🌹
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How little of every note in the Raag should be used in phrases to stay compliant with the Raag and to show the beauty of the raag. Alpatva and Bahutva are the terms used to describe the dominance or the lack of it for each note in the Raag. 🌹
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While presenting a raag, the act of showing or noticing another similar raag is known as Tirobhaav of the current raag. After a Tirobhaav, the act of making the original raag very apparent is called an Avirbhaav of the raag. 🌹🌹
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In Sanskrit, a Raag means “something that colors your mind.” Within Indian classical musical systems, a Raag has the power to create very specific emotions in one’s mind. 🌹🌹🌹🌹
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Some Raags are seasonal; they enhance the listener's mood through association with a particular season, such as spring or monsoon. 🌹 🌹🌹 🌹 🌹
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Ancient scriptures define a Raag as a composition of sounds capable of bringing joy to the human heart while attaining beauty through specific movements of notes and phrases. 🌹 🌹
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Indian Classical music is a very ancient art form. It has transformed over centuries due to various influences. And in every generation scholars have made invaluable contributions in analyzing and documenting the system of Raags. 🌹 🌹🌹🌹🌹
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There were reportedly 4,840 Raags in India's classical music system at one stage. Being largely an oral heritage, this art form is difficult to define in a textual style. *राग की तस्वीर - श्रीमती अश्विनी भिडे*.
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