Tilang is a raga in Indian classical music, that belongs to the Khamaj Thaat.
Scale
This raga has a lowered seventh, () in the descending scale.
Its defining characteristics are: , . Some performers add a Re to create the following pattern: .
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In Carnatic music
This raga originated in Hindustani classical music and has been taken into Carnatic music. It is derived from the 28th Melakarta (parent scale) Harikambhoji. It is an audava-audava raga (pentatonic asymmetrical scale) with the following structure.
Compositions
- Shree Ganesha Charanam by Papanasam Sivan
- Ramakrishnaru Manege, Tarakka Bindige and Dasara Nindisa Beda by Purandara Dasa (originally in Saurashtram)
- Satyavantara Sangaviralu by Kanaka Dasa
- Shanthi Nilava Vendum by Sethumadava Rao
- Kannan Kuzhalosai by Ambujam Krishna
- Prabho Ganapathe by Agastya
- Thamarai Malar Ondru by Kavi Kannan
- Raghuvara Manahara by Ganapathi Sachchidananda
- Jaya Vara Varini by U Ve Srinivasa Varadachariar
- Maha Ganapathim by Dayanand Saraswati
- Bandide Indu by KS Burli
- Bhaja Bhaja Manasa by Kamalesha Vittaladasa
- Maha Ganapathe Namo Namo is a rare Bhajan
Film songs
Language : Hindi
Tamil
Scale similarities
- Gambhiranata raga is a symmetrical Carnatic raga with N3 (Kakali Niá¹£ÃÂda) in both ascending and descending scales, while Tilang uses Kaisiki Niá¹£ÃÂda (N2) in descending scale.
- Savitri raga is a symmetrical Carnatic raga with N2 (Kaisiki Niá¹£ÃÂda) in both ascending and descending scales, while Tilang uses Kakali Niá¹£ÃÂda (N3) in ascending scale.
Tilang therefore has the Arohana (ascending scale) of Gambhiranata, and Avrohana (descending scale) of Savitri.
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