A Comparative Study of Some of the Leading Music Systems of the 15th, 16th, 17th & 18th Centuries c3.22

c3.22

Observation.—Kakali is a well-known swara name in the southern music system. Kakali nishada corresponds with the tivra nishada of the Hindusthani system. Sadharana 'ga' Antar 'ga', Kaishika 'ni', and Kakali 'ni', are now universally understood to mean komal 'ga' tivra 'ga', komal 'ni', and tivra 'ni', of the Hindusthani system. The important question before us will now be what was the shuddha Thata of the Raga Tarangini? The answer will be it was no other than the Kafi Thata of our current Hindusthani music system. The shuddha 'ga' and and shuddha 'ni' of Lochana Pandita are the Hindusthani komal 'ga' and komal 'ni'. The conclusive evidence, however, on this point will be seen when we come to discuss the Thata definitions. The shuddha Thata of the Tarangini could never be our modern Bilavala Thata, because, the tivra 'ga' and tivra 'ni' necessary in the Bilawala scale are vikrita notes according to the Tarangini. Then again it will be noted that the notes 'ri' and 'dha' become komal 'ri' and komal 'dha'.