Bhopali Classical Raga

Bhopali , also known as Bhoop,
Bhoopali or Bhupali, is a
Hindustani classical raga . It is a
pentatonic scale (uses 5 notes in
ascending and descending scale).
Most of the songs in this raga are
based on Bhakti rasa.
The same raga in Carnatic music
is known as Mohanam.
Theory
Writing about the musical theory
of Indian classical music is fraught
with complications. There is no
universally accepted set of rules
or formal method of writing
notations. However, the
Bhatkhandhe and Paluskar
paddhatis are the two ways of
writing down musical notations.
Indian music has always been
more of an aural tradition, and
written word has never been an
essential part of imparting talim
(training/knowledge).
Aroha & Avaroha
The scale of Bhopali uses only
Shuddh swaras .
Aroha (ascent): Sa Re Ga Pa
Dha Sa
Avaroha (descent): Sa Dha Pa
Ga Re Sa
Vadi & Samavadi
Vadi
Gandhar - Ga (here-after G but
not to be confused with note G
of western music notations)
Samavadi
Dhaivat - Dha (here-after D but
not to be confused with note D
of western music notations)
Pakad & Chalan
The Pakad (catchphrase that
often helps in identifying a raga)
is:
S R G R S D1 S R G or: S R G R S
D1 S R G P G D P G R S or: G R P
G G R S R D1 S or: G R S D1 S R G
R P G D P G R S Some chalans
(elaborations of the pakad) are:
1. S R G R S D1 S R G
2. S R G R S D1 P1
3. P1 D1 S R G R G
4. S R P G
5. G R S R G P
6. G P D P D D S’
7. P G P D P D S’ R’ G’ R’ G’
8. G’ R’ S’ D P G R S
Note: Normally written swaras
(individual notes) indicate the
middle octave. A swara
immediately followed by 1
indicates the mandra saptak
(lower octave) and ' indicates the
taar saptak (higher octave).
Bandish
This bandish is bound with
Teentaal (16 beats).
1 2 3 4| 5 6 7 8|9 10 11 12|13
14 15 16|
ASTHAYI:
D2 S D2 P |G2 R2 S R2|
G2 _ G2 P |G2 R2 S _ |
S R2 G2 P |R2 G2 P D2|
G2 P D2 P |G2 R2 S _ |
ANTARA:
G2 _ G2 G2|P _ D2 P|
S' _ S'S'|D3 R3 S' _|
G3 G3 R3 S'|R3 R3 S' D3|
S' _ D2 P |G2 R2 S _|
The Asthayi starts with the 9th
beat.