Raag Alhaiya Bilawal
राग अल्हैया बिलावल
Bilawal thaat Also spelled: Alhaiya Bilaval, Alahiya Bilawal, Alhaiyya Bilawal
The principal morning raga of the Bilawal thaat, bright and open in character. A single light touch of komal Ni among the natural notes sets it apart from plain Bilawal.
- Thaat (parent scale)
- Bilawal
- Jati (type)
- Shadav – Sampurna · 6 notes up, 7 down
- Vadi (king note)
- Dha (Dhaivat)
- Samvadi (minister note)
- Ga (Gandhar)
- Varjya swara (omitted)
- Ma (in the ascent)
- Time of singing
- First quarter of the day (morning)
Scale and structure
Key rule: Ma is omitted in the ascent. Komal Ni appears only in the descent, in the turn Dha komal-Ni Dha Pa.
Aaroha (ascent)
सा रे ग प ध नि सां
Avaroha (descent)
सां नि ध प, ध नि॒ ध प, म ग म रे सा
Pakad (catch phrase)
ग रे ग प, ध नि॒ ध प, म ग म रे सा
Sargam is given in Devanagari, as it is written in practice — a line beneath a note marks it komal (flat), and (मंद्र) marks the lower octave.
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