Marva (thaat)

Marva or Marwa () 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.

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:

• 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 Pūrvā Kalyāṇa is Marwa with Pa and less emphasis on komal Re. R. Jha treats Bhaṭiya as a mixture of Marwa and Maand. There is only one Author (B. Subba Rao) mentioning a raga Māravā Gaurī, thus Moutal does not consider this an own form. Aspects of Marwa are also incorporated in Mali Gaura.

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