Raga Malkauns

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Raga Malkauns is a deeply meditative and nocturnal Hindustani classical raga known for its pentatonic scale and serene, introspective mood.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Raga Chandrakauns 1
Raga Malkauns canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindustani classical raga ⓘ
raga ⓘ
alternativeName Malkauns ⓘ
Malkosh ⓘ
linked to: Malkauns
aroha S g M d n S ⓘ
associatedDeity Shiva ⓘ
avaroha S n d M g S ⓘ
avoids fast, light treatment in traditional practice ⓘ
characteristicPhrase g M d M g ⓘ
g M d n d M g ⓘ
difficultyLevel advanced ⓘ
genreUsage dhrupad ⓘ
instrumental music ⓘ
khayal ⓘ
isAlapDominant true ⓘ
jaati audav-audav ⓘ
mood introspective ⓘ
meditative ⓘ
serene ⓘ
musicTradition Hindustani classical music ⓘ
noteCountAroha 5 ⓘ
noteCountAvaroha 5 ⓘ
omitsNote Pa ⓘ
Re ⓘ
originBelief associated with Lord Shiva ⓘ
pakad S g M d M g S ⓘ
g M d n d M g ⓘ
popularity highly popular in Hindustani classical repertoire ⓘ
rasa gambhir (grave) ⓘ
shanta (peaceful) ⓘ
relatedRaga Raga Chandrakauns ⓘ
linked to: Raga Malkauns

Raga Jogkauns ⓘ
Raga Kaunsi Kanada ⓘ
linked to: Raga Darbari Kanada
samvadi Sa ⓘ
scaleType pentatonic ⓘ
thaat Bhairavi thaat ⓘ
timeOfPerformance around midnight ⓘ
late night ⓘ
traditionalUse invocation of calm and detachment ⓘ
meditative performance ⓘ
typicalTempo madhya (medium) ⓘ
vilambit (slow) ⓘ
usesNote Sa ⓘ
komal Dha ⓘ
komal Ga ⓘ
komal Ni ⓘ
shuddha Ma ⓘ
vadi Ma ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hindustani music → hasRaga → Raga Malkauns ⓘ
Raga Malkauns → relatedRaga → Raga Chandrakauns ⓘ
linked to: Raga Malkauns