Malgunji
Malgunji is a Hindustani classical raga.
Theory
Writing about the musical theory of Indian classical music is fraught with complications. First of all, there have been no set, formal methods of written notation. Indian music is an aural tradition, and therefore writing is not an essential part of attaining talim(knowledge).
Arohana & Avarohana
S G m D N S
S n D P m g R S
Vadi & Samavadi
Pakad or Chalan
G m g R S D
Organization & Relationships
Related ragas: Bageshree and Rageshree.
Thaat: Khamaj
Behavior
Behavior refers to practical aspects of the music. It is complicated to talk about this for Hindustani music since many of the concepts are fluid, changing, or archaic. The following information cannot be accurate, but it can attempt to reflect how the music existed.
Samay (Time)
Late Night 10PM-2AM
An online raga database says 9 am to 12 pm[1]
Seasonality
Certain ragas have seasonal associations.
References
Bor, Joep (ed). Rao, Suvarnalata; der Meer, Wim van; Harvey, Jane (co-authors) The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Zenith Media, London: 1999.
External links
- SRA on Samay and Ragas
- SRA on Ragas and Thaats
- Rajan Parrikar on Ragas
- Rajan Parrikar on Bageshree & Malgunji
Raga Malgunji is a light raga from the Khamaja family of raga.