Sohni
| Thaat | Marva |
|---|---|
| Time of day | Before sunrise |
| Arohana | SGM̄DNṠ |
| Avarohana | ṠND,GM̄DGM̄GṞS |
| Pakad |
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| Vadi | D |
| Samavadi | G |
| Synonym |
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| Hindustani classical music |
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Sohiniis aragainHindustani classical musicin theMarwathaat.Alternate transliterations includeSohaniandSohni.Like Bahar, it is a small raga, with not much space for elaboration. It emotes the feel of longing, of passive sensuousness.
Technical Description
[edit]Tall, virgin, charming, her eyes like lotuses, ears clustered with celestial flowers, Sohini is a lovely form. She holds a lute and her songs are amorous
Rāga kalpa druma, p. 19[1]
The raga is of audav-shadav nature, i.e., it has five swaras (notes) in thearohana(ascent) and six in theavarohana.Rishabh (Re) iskomaland Madhyam (Ma) istivra,while all other swaras are shuddha. Pancham (Pa) is not used.
Thevadiswara is Dha, andsamvadiis Ga. The rishabh is weak, but Gandhar (Ga) is strong, unlikeMarwa.It is an Uttaranga pradhan raga, with the higher notes on thesaptak(octave) being used more frequently.
Samay (Time)
[edit]Raga Sohini is associated with very late night / pre-dawn, the last or eighth period of day, roughly from 3-6AM. (3 AM - 6 AM): 4th Prahar of the Night: Sandhi-Prakash Raag[2]
Film Songs
[edit]| Song | Movie | Composer | Singers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuhu Kuhu Bole Koyaliya | Suvarna Sundari | P. Adinarayana Rao | Mohammad Rafi&Lata Mangeshkar |
| Jhumati Chali Hava | Sangeet Samrat Tansen | S. N. Tripathi | Mukesh (singer) |
| Prem Jogan Ban Ke | Mughal-e-Azam | Naushad | Bade Ghulam Ali Khan |
| Jivan Jyot Jale | Grahasti (film) | Ravi (composer) | Asha Bhosle |
| Kanha Re Kanha | Truck Driver(1970 film) | Sonik-Omi | Lata Mangeshkar |
Note that these are composed in the Carnatic ragamHamsanandi,which Sohni sounds similar to.
Further information
[edit]It is somewhat similar toMarwaandPuriyaragas in the same thaat,[3]and also to Basant in thePoorvithaat.
References
[edit]- ^Daniélou, Alain (1968).The Rāgas of northern Indian music.Barrie and Rockliff, London. p. 334.ISBN0-214-15689-3.
- ^"Raag Sohani - Indian Classical Music".Tanarang.Retrieved25 August2022.
- ^Parrikar, Rajan (18 February 2002)."The Marwa Matrix".The South Asian Women's Forum.Archivedfrom the original on 29 March 2010.Retrieved16 December2009.
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