Kirwani is a raga in Hindustani classical music. It is an specially suited for instrumental music. Its scale is the same as the harmonic minor in western music. There are shades of Pilu in Kirwani. This raga is said to have been borrowed from the Carnatic music raga Keeravani.
Arohana & Avarohana The swaras used in this raga are:
Arohana : S R g M P d N S'
Thus: C D E-flat F G A-flat B c
Avarohana : S' N d P M g R S
Vadi & Samavadi
There is no strict Vadi-Samavadi, but Re, ga, pa and dha are important.
Pakad or Chalan d- P- g R-- S R---, R-- g M P d P
Organization & Relationships Related ragas: Pilu
Thaat: Kirwani cannot be fit into one of Bhatkhande's thaats;. Bhatkhande himself did not list it as such.Jairazbhoy(1995)
Time Of Singing
Samay (Time) Madhyaratri (midnight)
Historical Information It is "recently" taken from the musical scale Keeravani of South Indian classical music (Carnatic music). It is similar to an ancient version of PiluBor p. 102
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References
External links Examples Film Songs in Rag Kirwani More details about raga Kirwani
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