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Raag Khamaj
Swar Notations
Swaras Rishabh Varjya in Aaroh, Both Nishad. Rest all Shuddha Swaras.
Jati Shadhav - Sampurna
Thaat Khamaj
Vadi/Samvadi Gandhar/Nishad
Time (9 PM - 12 AM): 2nd Prahar of the Night: Ratri ka Dwitiya Prahar
Vishranti Sthan S m P - S' P G
Mukhya-Ang G m P D; G m G; P S' N S'; n D p; m P m G; R S
Aaroh-Avroh S G m P D N S' - S' n D P m G R G S ,N S G m P

Raag Description: This Raag is an ideal melodic format for both type of Shringars, Vibralambh (Separation) and Uttan (Union) Shringar. For this reason, there are more Thumri compositions in this Raag. The mood is light and enthralling but not sedate. With a husky voice that emits the emotion of painful separation and with Khatkas and Murkiyan, the Raag mood is well brought out, decorated with diverse Thumri styles of Panjab, Lucknow and Banaras Gharanas. The following combinations help in bringing out the poetic mood of the Thumri compositions:

,N S G m P; P D; m P m G; G m P D N S'; N S' P; P D P S'; S' n D P; D P m P D P m G m; P m G R; G S; S G m P; G m P D; P n D P; P D P n D P m G; m P G m G R G S; S' R' S' S' n D P; m P m m G R G S; ,n ,D S

Khamaj
Thaat Khamaj
Type Shadava-sampurna
Time of day Late night, 9–12[1]
Arohana S G M P D N Ṡ
Avarohana Ṡ Ṉ D P M G R S
Pakad Ṉ D M P D M G[2]
Vadi G
Samavadi N
Synonym
Kamboja
Kambhoji
Kambodi
Kamodi[1]
Equivalent
Harikambhoji
Mixolydian mode
Similar Desh, Khambavati
Khamaj Raag – Indian Music School
Khamaj Raag – Introduction
Khamaj (Devanagari ख़मज Arabic: کھماج‎) is one of the ten Thaats (parent scales) of Hindustani music. It is also a specific raga within the Khamaj thaat.

Many ghazals and thumris are based on Khamaj. It utilizes the shuddha (pure) form of Ni on the ascent, and the komala (flat) form of Ni on the descent, creating a key asymmetry in compositional and improvisational performance.

Rag Khammaj has a clear musical structure. It is a shadav-sampurna rag due to the ommission of the Re in the arohana. Even in the avarohana, the Re is durbal (weak). The vadi is Ga and the samvadi is Ni. Undoubtedly its method of using Nishad is one of its most defining characteristics; it is shuddha (i.e., natural 7th) in the arohana but it is komal (i.e., minor 7th) in the avarohana.

Khamaj Thaat
The parent-scale or Thaat of Khamaj, notated in sargam notation, has the following structure: Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni Sa. In Western terms, assuming the tonic (Sa) to be at C, the scale would be: C D E F G A B-flat C. Khamaj thaat is thus equivalent to the mixolydian mode in Western classical music.

The Carnatic music equivalent of the Khamaj Thaat is Harikambhoji, the 28th Melakarta raga.

Raga Khamaj
According to Prem Jialal Vasant, Raga Khamaj, the specific improvisational scale based on this mode, has the following structure:

Aroha (ascending structure)-S G M P D N S’ Avroha-S’n D P M G R S

If Sa is tuned to C, then this would translate as C B-flat A G F G A E F D C.

There is no universally-accepted pakad for Raga Khamaj, although some consider the phrases

This raga has been explored more in the lighter forms of Hindustani Classical Music such as Thumri, Tappa etc. Yet a few compositions in Dhrupad and Khayal are found as well.

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Thaat Khamaj
Vaadi/Samvaadi G/N
Prahar 5 (6 pm - 9 pm)
Important Anuvaadi
Aaroha S-G-m-P-D-N-S'
Bhaav
Avaroha S'-n-D-P-m-G-RS
Saptak-pradhaanata
Pakad G-m-P-n-D-m-P-D-m-G
Tanpura Tuning
Jaati Shadav-Sampoorn
Other Characteristics Performance time is not strictly defined. Can be performed at any time of the day or night.
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Khamaj
Khamaj is a Hindustani classical Music raga within the Khamaj thaat which is named after it. Many ghazals and thumris are based on Khamaj. It utilises the shuddha form of Ni on the ascent, and the komala form of Ni on the descent, creating a key asymmetry in compositional and improvisational performance. Wikipedia
खमाज एक हिंदुस्तानी शास्त्रीय संगीत आधारित राग है। जिसका नाम खमाज थाट के नाम पर रखा गया है । खमाज को इस राग में कई लोकप्रिय ठुमरी और ग़ज़ल की रचना करने के लिए भी जाना जाता है । विकिपीडिया
हिन्दी में खोजें : खमाज
Pakad: Ṉ D M P D M G
Arohana: S G M P D N Ṡ
Avarohana: Ṡ Ṉ D P M G R S
Equivalent: Harikambhoji; Mixolydian mode
Similar: Desh, Khambavati
Thaat: Khamaj
Vadi: G