Hameer
Hameer is a nocturnal Hindustani classical nominally placed in Kalyan. All the along with is and the is . However, some exponents consider the to be as Hameer is mainly sung in the upper half of an octave and is nocturnal. Pancham is not taken in the but is taken in. Its is "Sampurn Sampurn". "Vadi Svar" is Dhaivat and Samvadi Swar is Gandhar.
The Carnatic raaga named Hameer Kalyani is similar to Hindusthani raag Kedar, not to Hindusthani Hamir. Carnatic music also has a separate raaga named Kedaram. As it happens, the Hindusthani raagas Kedar, Kamod and Hameer have fairly strong genetic overlap; in Kedar, madhyama is prominent; in Kamod it is Pancham; and in Hameer it is dhaivat which is most dominant.
Ascent and descent
In the ascent, all natural notes are used, sometimes adding F#. In the descent, both of the are used. A feature during the descent is the series of 'Pa ga ma re sa'. At times, is also used as in "Dha ni Pa" during the descent. The general ascent and descent of the notes is:Sa Re Sa, Ga Ma Dha, Ni Dha Sa
C D C, E F A, B A C
Sa Ni Dha Pa, ma Pa Dha Pa, Ga Ma Re Sa
C B A G, F# G A G, E F D C
Scholars do not permit the use of in this and consider it to have emanated from Bilaval. But today the F# has become part of the. A special characteristic feature of this is the specific way in which the is sung or played with a touch of upper at the beginning.
Organization and relationships
''Samay'' (time)
The time to sing this raga is 2nd of night i.e. 9:00pm–12:00am.Film Songs
Tamil
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- The song 'duniyaa hammare pyaar kii', from film Lahore, sung by Karan Diwan and Lata Mangeshkar, and composed by Shyam Sunder, is set to Hameer.
- The song from the movie Kohinoor, 'Madhuban mein Radhika Nachi re' is composed in the Hameer raga.
- Vasant Prabhu had a composed a song 'gaa re kokila, gaa', for Marathi film Baayakochaa Bhaauu, set to Hameer, sung by Asha Bhosle.