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Tuesday, 13 May 2014

raag lalit or lalitha

12/5/2014
LALIT (LALITHA RAAGA)
Dear Students !!!
Ramachary sir discussed about raag LALIT

Lalit is a raga in Hindustani classical music. It is commonly described as serene and devotional and is performed at dawn.

AROHANA - S R1 G3 M1 D1 N3 S  
AVAROHANA - S N3 D1 M1 G3 R1 S 

The swara (notes of the Indian musical scale) of Lalit put emphasis on the minor second (Re) and minor sixth (Dha), and include natural and sharp fourth (Ma), but omit the commonly used perfect fifth (Pa).[2] Author Peter Lavezzoli stated the raga was difficult to play for Western classical musicians because of its scale.[2] Jairazbhoy argued the use of both forms of Ma was an apparentchromaticism, but that one of the Ma notes was a diminished Pa.[3] Lalit with a different scale was identified in the 16th century, and a raga Lalita existed before.[1]
Pakad - Chalan of Lalit: Re#(komal), Ma-Ma#-Ma Ga Ma, Ma#Ni, Sa
As can be seen from above, the raga uses both the flat and the upper Ma and that makes this raga very distinct from other ragas. Deliberate oscillation on the cusp formed between Ma-Ma# and Ni is commonly heard.
 The Raga Lalit belongs to Poorvi That. Other well known Ragas from the Poorvi Thhaat are Paraj, Poorvi, Puriya Dhanashree, Shree etc. So clearly there could be Ragas from the same thhaat but meant for different times of the day. While Paraj and Lalit are morning Ragas, we find Ragas like Poorvi and Shree which are sung at dusk, but from the same Poorvi Thhaat.  Think of the Thhaat as the Head of the household and Ragas as the different children who all are related to each other by a clear visible bond of shared ancestory.  Lalit evokes the mood of prayer and a certain sense of calm. I believe that the easiest way to befriend the notes of a Raga is to listen to it being used in film music. I find it useful to grasp the essence of the Raga by listening to a classical performance by one of the maestros and then listen to it in the form of a film song. The difference is the same as learning Math from the Professor of Mathematics and asking a friend to help you grasp the subtle nuances of Math.

COMPOSITIONS IN RAAG LALIT
  HINDI
sai baba bolo (film - shirdi ke sai baba)
badi dheere jali (film - ishquiyaan)
ek shehan shah ne banvaayi (film - leader)
pritam dars dikhao (film - chacha zindabad)
tu hai meri prem devata (film - kalpana)
Rain Ka Sapna (film - lalat)

Ye Kaun Aaj (film - nartaki)

Duniya Na Bhaye (film - basant bahar)

Jago Bansi Vare (film - meera)

Ghat Ghat Mein Ram (film - bhumika)

Bhor Bhaye Panghat (film - satyam shivam sundaram)

Bhor Bhaye Panchi (film - aanchal)

Aey Ishq Teri Talaash (film - cha cha cha)

Teri Jaat Pak Hai (film - main hoon alladin)

Ye pyar tha ya (film - prem rog)

Main To Kab Se Teri Sharan (film - ram nagari)

Jogiya More Ghar Aaye (film - raagini)

Mast Mayura Nache (film - dil ki rahein)

Vo Jo Milte The Kabhi (film - akeli mat jaiyo)

manzilein apni jahaan (film - sharabi)

tu nahi to mere liye (film - tum yaad aaye)

karuna sun shyam tum mero (film - bhakti geet)

TELUGU

dochukovayya nee sampadalu (film - annamayya)

lalitha priya kamalam (film - rudraveena)

naadavinodamu naatyavilasamu (film - saagara sangamam)
              second charanam from 'bharatamaina naatyam'

nitala lochana (film - rahasyam)

ammante telusuko (film - maamidaakulu)

lalitha lavanga lata (film - krishnam vande jagadgurum)

aata patrambu bhangi(film - kunthi kumari)

ANNAMAYYA KRITIS

shodasa kalanidhiki (composed by - G.BALAKRISHNA PRASAD)

jayalakshmi varalakshmi(composed by- G.
BALAKRISHNA PRASAD)

jaatulanniyu vrudhaa vrudhaa(composed by - M.CHITTARANJAN)

OTHER COMPOSITIONS 
koi paas aaye savere savere (sung by - JAGJIT SINGH)
PLEASE POST SONGS RELATED TO THIS RAAGA

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