| Hindustani Classical Music | |
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| Concepts | |
| Shruti · Swara · Alankar · Raga | |
| Tala · Gharana · Thaat | |
| Instruments | |
| Indian musical instruments | |
| Genres | |
| Dhrupad · Dhamar · Khyal · Tarana | |
| Thumri · Dadra · Qawwali · Ghazal | |
| Thaats | |
| Bilaval · Khamaj · Kafi · Asavari · Bhairav | |
| Bhairavi · Todi · Purvi · Marwa · Kalyan |
Khamaj (Urdu: کھماج) is one of the ten Thaats (parent scales) of Hindustani music. It is also a specific raga in Khamaj thaat.
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The parent-scale Khamaj Thaat, notated in sargam notation, has the following structure: S R G m P D n S'.n is komal here. In Western terms, assuming the tonic (Sa) to be at C, the scale would be: C D E F G A B-flat C. Khamaj thaat is thus equivalent to the mixolydian mode in Western classical music.
The Carnatic music equivalent of the Khamaj Thaat is Harikambhoji, the 28th Melakarta raga.
Raga Khamaj, the specific improvisational scale based on this mode, has the following structure:
Aroha (ascending structure)-S G M P D N S' Avroha-S'n D P M G R S [1]
If Sa=C, then this would translate to B C E F G A B C
If Sa=C, then this would translate as C B-flat A G F G A E F D C.
The Jaati: Shadav-Sampoorn The vadi or sonant note is Ga, the dominant. The samavadi or con-sonant note is Ni, the mediant. There is no universally-accepted pakad for Raga Khamaj, although the phrase m-P-D-G-m-R-S is considered important. ND MPD MG too is quite predominant pakad. The prahar (prescribed performance time) of Raga Khamaj is 9 pm to midnight.
This raga has been explored more in the lighter forms of Hindustani Classical Music such as Thumri, Tappa etc. Yet a few compositions in Dhrupad and Khayal are found as well.
Compositions in Raga Khamaj – In Dhrupad, Sadra, Khayal, Thumri & Tappa styles :
Hindi Film Songs based on Raga Khamaj :
The Narsinh Bhajan "Vaishnav jan to" is also based on Khamaj.
The Sargam Geet is as follows: set to teentaal, that is sixteen beats:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| G | G | S | G | M | P | G | M | N | D | _ | M | P | D | _ | M |
| G | _ | _ | _ | D | N | S | _ | S | N | D | P | M | G | R | S |
This is the Prelude to the Sargam Geet, the underscore signifies the avagraha i.e prolongation of the previous note by one beat for one _ and
three beats in case of _ _ _
rag khamaj aro-S G M P D N S
avaro-S N D p M G R S Thata-Khamaj Jathie-shadava,Sampurna (because 6 Notes at the arohana and 7 notes at the avarohana) Vadi-G Sanvadi-N Pakad-n(komala N)D MPD MG Time of singing- secound quator of night breif explanation - It is a very old rag very sweet and popular many gazals and thumris based on
this rag .it has both komala and shudha N and athoer notes shudha notes.
Most probably the oldest recording is of Abdul Karim Khan from 1906
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