From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gauri (raga)
Gauri (raga)
raga is the third raga to appear in the series. The com-
position in this raga appear on a total of 196 pages from
page numbers 151 to 347.
Gauri is one of several ragas that appears in the Rag-
mala as a ragini (subset) of Sri Raga. This is an evening
raga assigned to autumn and its mood is contemplative.
The composition in Gauri is very voluminous. Gauri was
used by Guru Nanak, Guru Amar Das, Guru Ram Das, Guru
Arjan and Guru Tegh Bahadur. Several forms of Gauri Ra-
ga exist historically and this probably accounts for the
large number of variants: Gauri Cheti, Gauri Bairagan,
Gauri Dipaki, Gauri Purbi-Dipaki, Gauri Guareri, Gauri-
Majh, Gauri Malava, Gauri Mala, Gauri Sorath, Gauri
Dakhani.
• Aroh: Sa Re Ga Re Ma Pa Ni Sa
• Avroh: Sa Ni Dha Ma Pa, Dha Pa Ma Ga, Ga Re Sa Ni Sa
• Vadi: Re
• Samvadi: Pa
Occasionally Re is performed with a vibrate as in Siri
Raga which has the same vadis. Ni is given prominence
through either stopping or lingering on this note.
Gauri ragini, c. 1680
See also
Gauri is an India musical raga that appears in the Sikh • Ragas in the Guru Granth Sahib
tradition from northern India and is part of the Sikh holy • Kirtan
scripture called Sri Guru Granth Sahib (SGGS.) Every raga
has a strict set of rules which govern the number of notes External links
that can be used; which notes can be used; and their in-
terplay that has to be adhered to for the composition of • Gurmat Sangeet Project
a tune. In the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh holy Granth • Raj Academy of Asian Music
(book) there are a total of 31 raga compositions and this • Sikhnet: Shabad for Printing
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