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how to compose raga for a song?

Topic started by tom (@ inet-fw1-o.oracle.com) on Thu Aug 19 18:44:33 EDT 1999.
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A song is given to you. How do you choose which
raga to use?

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Responses:

• From: Hrishikesh (@ 202.144.10.93) on: Thu Aug 19 22:44:01 EDT 1999
  
  Hi tom,
  Your question looks a bit twisted. It is only after a raga is chosen that a song is composed ! The choosing of a raga depends on the situation , Music director's likes and dislikes or any sudden inpiration for the music director , etc
  
  
• From: eden (@ 202.54.71.149) on: Fri Aug 20 01:24:57 EDT 1999
  
  Hrishikesh!
  By the term `song', Tom probably means `lyric' (or poem) I think!
  
  
• From: Isai Rasigai (@ columbo.wfd.com) on: Fri Aug 20 10:10:40 EDT 1999
  
  tom:
  
  music compose panradukku oru raagam vendaama? anything that you compose has to be in some "raga" - whether it is the right usage of the raga or not! - sila samayangal lla ragams are diluted a little bit to give that lighter classical effect or sometimes MD's go with lighter/hindusthani ragas!
  
  
  
  
• From: SK (@ azure.nus.edu.sg) on: Fri Aug 20 17:00:50 EDT 1999
  
  isai rasigai..
  
  I think Tom's question is.. he has a song whose lyrics
  has been penned down. Now, from the library of
  classical ragas (say, in their original unpolluted
  forms) he wants to choose an appropriate one.
  How should he go about doing that. A GR or KVM
  or such guys who are expert at this will do well
  with 10 different ragas, I guess! But how do they
  choose? Bharathiar seems to have written down
  the suitable raga and tala for many of his songs
  wothout actually setting them to music. Now how
  did he do that?
  
  Perhaps such a discussion shd go to the hub!
  
  
• From: v.gurumurthy (@ decap.digital.com.sg) on: Sat Aug 21 01:59:39 EDT 1999
  
  hi tom
  to choose a raagam for a song(lyric) is not so easy. the situation has to be mentioned, to choose the raagam. of course the words of the song itself will say the situation. bu there again more than one raagam will suit for a particular situation, which will be left to the discretion of the MD to decide, which to select.
  
  
• From: Sriram (@ bbn-cache-3.cisco.com) on: Fri Aug 27 19:20:50 EDT 1999
  
  Raagas are chosen based on the given situation.If you are a beginner use ragas with five notes such as Hamsadwani,Gambhira nattai , Mohanam , Hindolam,Madhamavati etc... These have straight arohanams and avarohanams and by just playing them you get a feel of the raaga.
  
  
• From: Anita (@ pc17-net146.admin.ucalgary.ca) on: Sat May 20 15:34:38 EDT 2000
  
  Some one please explain to me this mystery of ragas, i'm very interested in Indian Classical but i have never had someone explain to me, or teach me the fundamentals.
  
  
• From: Anita (@ pc17-net146.admin.ucalgary.ca) on: Sat May 20 15:35:13 EDT 2000
  
  Some one please explain to me this mystery of ragas, i'm very interested in Indian Classical but i have never had someone explain to me, or teach me the fundamentals.
  
  

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