Marva_(thaat)

Marva (thaat)

Marva (thaat)

Basic thaat of Hindustani music

For the raga of the same name, see Marva (raga).

Marva or Marwa (IAST: Mārvā) is one of the ten basic thaats of Hindustani music from the Indian subcontinent. It is also the name of a raga within this thaat.[1][2][page needed]

Ragini Maru of Sri Raga, from 1628 until 1685, Mewar, Rajasthan

Description

Marva thaat is obtained by adding a komal Rishabh to the Kalyan thaat. The mood of the Marva family of ragas is strongly and easily recognisable.

Ragas

Other ragas in Marva thaat:[3]

  • Marva
  • Puriya
  • Sohni
  • Lalit (although it is sometimes placed in Purvi thaat)
  • Bibhas (two other types of Bibhas are placed in Bhairav thaat or Purvi thaat)
  • Pancham (Hindol Pancham)
  • Maligaura
  • Purba (Purbya)
  • Purvakalyan
  • Jait (Jayat) (not to be confused with Jait Kalyan
  • Varati (raga)
  • Bhatiyar
  • Bhankar
  • Lalita Gauri (sometimes placed in Purvi thaat)
  • Sazgiri

According to O. Thakur[4] Pūrvā Kalyāṇa is Marwa with Pa and less emphasis on komal Re. R. Jha[5][full citation needed] treats Bhaṭiya as a mixture of Marwa and Maand.[6] There is only one Author (B. Subba Rao) mentioning a raga Māravā Gaurī, thus Moutal does not consider this an own form.[7] Aspects of Marwa are also incorporated in Mali Gaura.[8]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Bor & Rao 1999, p. 3.
  2. [2]
    Jairazbhoy 1995.
  3. [3]
    Kaufmann p 315ff
  4. [4]
    Moutal p.77
  5. [5]
    Vol 1 p 116
  6. [6]
    Moutal p. 207
  7. [7]
    Moutal p. 257
  8. [8]
    Moutal p.493

References

  • Jairazbhoy, N.A. (1995). The Rags of North Indian Music: Their Structure & Evolution. Bombay: Popular Prakashan.
  • Bor, Joep; Rao, Suvarnalata (1999). The Raga Guide: A Survey of 74 Hindustani Ragas. Nimbus Records with Rotterdam Conservatory of Music. ISBN 9780954397609.
  • Moutal, Patrick (1991). A Comparative Study of Selected Hindustāni Rāga-s. New Delhi: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt Ltd. ISBN 81-215-0526-7.
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