Raga Todi

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Raga Todi is a prominent and austere morning raga in Hindustani classical music, known for its complex, introspective mood and distinctive use of flattened notes.

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Raga Todi canonical 1

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani raga ⓘ
melodic mode ⓘ
alternativeName Miyan ki Todi ⓘ
alternativeTransliteration Todi ⓘ
aroha S r g M^ d N S ⓘ
associatedRasa bhakti ⓘ
karuna ⓘ
aura austere ⓘ
avaroha S N d P M^ g r S ⓘ
characteristic complex intonation ⓘ
microtonal inflections ⓘ
prominent use of komal swaras ⓘ
slow, deliberate development ⓘ
commonInstrument bansuri ⓘ
sarangi ⓘ
sarod ⓘ
sitar ⓘ
violin ⓘ
voice ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Bilaskhani Todi ⓘ
Gurjari Todi ⓘ
Marwa ⓘ
Poorvi ⓘ
genreUsage dhrupad ⓘ
instrumental classical ⓘ
khayal ⓘ
historicalAssociation Miyan Tansen (traditional attribution) ⓘ
linked to: Mian Tansen
janyaOf Todi thaat ⓘ
mood introspective ⓘ
meditative ⓘ
serious ⓘ
moodAssociation devotion ⓘ
pathos ⓘ
musicTradition Hindustani classical music ⓘ
pakad g M^ d M^ g r S ⓘ
r g M^ d M^ g r S ⓘ
performancePractice often elaborated in vilambit laya ⓘ
popular in khayal genre ⓘ
used in dhrupad performance ⓘ
region North India ⓘ
linked to: northern India
samvadi Ga ⓘ
scaleType heptatonic ⓘ
thaat Todi thaat ⓘ
timeOfPerformance morning ⓘ
timeOfPerformanceDetail late morning ⓘ
usesKomalDha true ⓘ
usesKomalGa true ⓘ
usesKomalNi true ⓘ
usesKomalRe true ⓘ
usesSwaras Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa ⓘ
usesTivraMa true ⓘ
vadi Dha ⓘ

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Hindustani music → hasRaga → Raga Todi ⓘ