The word r_ga literally means Ôto colourÕ, and from that also Ôto induce emotionÕ or 'to arouse passion'. The musical term r_ga refers to a performance, within the melodic and structural conventions of Indian classical music, that evokes a particular emotion. R_ga Jogiya Kalingra ÒAroma of SaffronÓ 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 worldÕs most expensive spice, releasing wafts of powerful fragrance. This through-composed R_ga Jogiya Kalingra ÒAroma of SaffronÓ 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 r_ga/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 r_gas 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 Ð freely combining elaborate composed melodies with carefully rehearsed improvisation. With improvisation being such an important element in the performance of Indian r_gas, sheet music of a through-composed and fully-notated r_ga may seem like a contradiction in terms. However, this piece, with its notated sections of ÔimprovisationÕ, is designed to serve two purposes: 1) as a model example of how to follow the ample instructions in r_ga improvisation for owners of copies of How to Play Indian Sitar Raags on a Piano; and 2) simply as a performance piece in its own right for classical pianists who are used to playing entirely from written music.