Composed by John Pitts. Contemporary,Standards,World. Score. 33 pages. Intensely Pleasant Music #5012469. Published by Intensely Pleasant Music (A0.890724).
The word rÄga literally means ‘colour’, and from that also ‘passion’ or ‘emotion’. The musical term rÄga refers to a performance, within the melodic and structural conventions of Indian classical music, that evokes a particular emotion. RÄga Jogiya Kalingra Aroma of Saffron evokes a mood of wonder:
It is night-time. Strong breezes blow through purple fields of the beautiful saffron flower, its red stigma the source of the world’s most expensive spice, releasing wafts of powerful fragrance.
This fully composed RÄga Jogiya Kalingra Aroma of Saffron is a solo performance piece for piano lasting around 16 minutes. It is a fully fleshed-out version of the musical material from the 12th rÄga/raag in the book How to Play Indian Sitar Raags on a Piano (2016) by British composer John Pitts, and is suitable for advanced pianists.
Indian rÄgas have an extraordinary musical heritage dating back several centuries (from the area that is now India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) - a truly unique musical genre of fascinating melodic beauty and rhythmic intricacy – freely combining elaborate composed melodies with carefully rehearsed improvisation.
