Indian Classical Ragas for Meditation - Raag Patdeep - B. Sivaramakrishna Rao

A Rendition of Classical Instrumental Music | Raga Patdeep

Indian Classical Music - B. Sivaramakrishna Rao - Meditation Ragas

Patdeep is a Hindustani classical raga.

Notation: S r R g G M Ḿ P d D n N S

Lower caps indicate 'komal' or flat notes, " indicates higher (third) octave,' indicates lower (first) octave.

Arohana: N' S g M P N S"

Avarohana: S" N D P, M P g,M g R S 

The raag has komal Ga. It is an Audava-Sampoorna raga, implying that it has 5 notes in Arohana and 7 in Avarohana. Patdeep rag is formed when pure N is taken instead of komal n

The mind is a ceaseless sea of waves that gives no rest. But when you follow the movements of the peaceful brooks of music in Meditation Ragas you will lay back and savor peace and tranquility in your heart. Let the plaintive bamboo and the raga-soaked strings in this classic album waft you to a realm of gentleness and calm. Experience the fresh fragrance of wild flowers and the magical touch of shimmering streams as mesmeric music takes you to a world of stillness and wonder.

B. Sivaramakrishna Rao is a musical genius to reckon with in Chennai. A child prodigy with tuneful genes, he has built on natural musical endowments to evolve into a multifariously talented performer and composer. A master of the queen of musical instruments, the Sitar, he plays Thyagaraja kritis with as much panache as a Hindustani Gat. This enables him to accompany an Padma Vibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna with the same verve and ease as he would entrance the audience of Hindustani Music. His playing is marked by a perfect balance of gayaki vocal and tantrikari (instrumental) styles.

Classical music is art music produced or rooted in the traditions of Western music (both liturgical and secular). It encompasses a broad span of time from roughly the 11th century to the present day. The two main traditions of classical music are Carnatic music, found predominantly in the peninsular regions, and Hindustani music, found in the northern, eastern and central regions. The basic concepts of this music includes shruti (microtones), swara (notes), alankar (ornamentations), raga (melodies improvised from basic grammars), and tala (rhythmic patterns used in percussion). Its tonal system divides the octave into 22 segments called shrutis, not all equal but each roughly equal to one quarter of a whole tone of Western music.