Karnataka Shuddha Saveri

Karnataka Suddha Saveri
ArohanamS R₁ M₁ P D₁ Ṡ
AvarohanamṠ D₁ P M₁ R₁ S

Karnataka Shuddha Saveri is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an audava rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes).

This scale is known as Shuddha Sāveri in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music.[1][2] This scale is quite different from the popular Shuddha Saveri pentatonic scale, which is known as Devakriya in Dikshitar school of music.

Structure and Lakshana

Karnataka Shuddha Saveri scale with shadjam at C

Karnataka Shuddha Saveri is a symmetric rāgam that does not contain gandharam or nishādam. It is a symmetric pentatonic scale (audava-audava ragam[1][2] in Carnatic music classification - audava meaning 'of 5'). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

The notes used in this scale are shadjam, shuddha rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and shuddha dhaivatham. It is considered a janya rāgam of Kanakangi, the 1st Melakarta rāgam, though it can be derived from 8 other melakarta rāgams, by dropping both gandharam and nishādam.

Scale similarities

  • Saveri is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of Karnataka Shuddha Saveri and descending scale of Mayamalavagowla. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S
  • Gunakri is a raga from the Hindustani tradition with identical intervals which is sometimes classified in the same group.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: S Ṟ M P Ḏ Ṡ
    • Western: C D♭ F G A♭ C
  2. ↑ Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: Ṡ Ḏ P M Ṟ S
    • Western: C A♭ G F D♭ C

References

  1. 1 2 Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
  2. 1 2 Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
  3. ↑ "Comprehensive Scale Catalog: Five-Tone Scales in Equal Temperament". www.flutopedia.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "Royal Carpet: Equivalent Ragas in Carnatic and Hindustani Music". www.karnatik.com. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
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