Alhaiya Bilawal
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Alhaiya Bilaval is a Hindustani classical raga. It's the most commonly performed raga of the large Bilawal group, which mainly includes ragas based on the western major scale. It is often simply referred to as Bilawal, although in the 17th century Alhaiya and Bilawal may have been separate ragas.[1]
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
Arohana
S GR G P ND N S'
Avarohana S' ND hn D P M G MR S
Vadi & Samavadi
Vadi dha
Samavadi ga
Komal Swar: N (Vakra) in Avroh
Varjit Swar: M in Aaroh
Organization & Relationships
Related ragas: Bilawal, Shuddha Bilawal, Devgiri Bilawal, Shukla Bilawal, Kakubh Bilawal[2]
Thaat: Bilawal
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)
Morning, around 6AM - 9AM
Seasonality
Certain ragas have seasonal associations.
Rasa
Shaant Ras
References
Literature
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.