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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.
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.
Notes
- Bor & Rao 1999, p. 3.
- Jairazbhoy 1995.
- Kaufmann p 315ff
- Moutal p.77
- Vol 1 p 116
- Moutal p. 207
- Moutal p. 257
- 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.