Question

Write down 5 alankars using allsuddha notes with aroh and avroh.​

Answer 1

In this post we will understand what are Aaroh and Avroh in Hindustani Classical Music and how to practice it. Towards the end we would get a brief understanding of Alankar in classical music

What is Aaroh and Avroh?

In Hindi language Aaroh means ascending from a lower position to a higher position and Avroh means descending from a higher position to a lower position.

Aaroh (or Aarohan) is the ascending order of musical notes starting from the Middle Octave Sa to Higher Octave Sa.

In the same way Avroh (or Avrohan) is the descending order of notes from Higher Octave Sa to Middle Octave Sa.

Aaroh/Avroh for Bhoop Raag – An Example

Let us use the famous Bhoop raag to understand the concept of Aaroh and Avroh

Aaroh of Bhoop raag : Sa Re Ga Pa Dh SA – 5 notes used are Sa Re Ga Pa Dh

Avroh of Bhoop raag : SA Dh Pa Ga Re Sa – 5 notes used are SA Dh Pa Ga Re

As you can see in the case of Bhoop Raag (and in most of the raags) the Avroh is just the reverse of Aaroh.

Note that higher and middle octave Sa denoted by SA and Sa respectively are considered as one and not two notes as they are essentially same note in just different octaves.