What is Raag Marva?
Raag Marva is a melodic framework (raag) in South Asian classical music. It belongs to the Marva thaat. Traditionally performed during the sunset. It evokes a happy mood. The vadi (dominant note) is Rakhab and the samvadi is Dhivat. Stream 4 renditions of Raag Marva on Saarey Music.
Raag Marva instigates the feeling of detachment or renunciation from the pains and pleasures of the material world. Raag Marva, Pooriya, and Sohni are three raags born from the same scale. The three are also among the most popular raags. The three raags are distinguished from each other by their phraseology, by the melodic region in which their respective centers of gravity are located, and by the relative importance of ascending and descending melodic emphasis in their rendition. Each of these ragas has its unique haunting signature. In Marwa, one expects to find melody dominated by descending melodic phrasing. Ustad Vilayat Khan, the sitar maestro, had once said that if you walk out of the auditorium where a Marwa has been performed well, and re-enter after ten minutes, the walls should be resounding with the phrase lower-octave N-D-D. Broadly, Marwa emphasizes the robust treatment of the sur, with a generous dose of geometric/symmetric improvisation.
