Tuesday, March 29, 2016

29 Sankarabharanam

Carnatic Raga : Sankarabharanam
Hindustani Raga: Bilawal
Type : 29th Melakartha in the 5th chakra Bana, Sampoorna Ragam
Feel : Happiness, Elevating, Joy, Love
Rasa : Srinkara, Vira
Timing : Morning
Aarohana : S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N3 S
Avarohana : S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Chords : C(C-E-G), Dm(D-F-A), Em(E-G-B), F(F-A-C),G(G-B-D),Am(A-C-E),B-Dim(B-D-E)

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Math/Anatomy of Carnatic Melakarthas

There are 7  fundamental notes that are used in both eastern and western system.
Western system:   C    D   E   F   G   A   B 
   Carnatic music:    Sa  Ri  Ga Ma Pa Dha Ni

In order to define a raga, you select a set of notes and define a forward/backward progression of these notes called arohana and avarohana respectively. This particular progression would make musical sense. A sampoorna raga is a raga that uses all the 7 notes. If you try to come up with all sampoorna ragas, there would be of the order of 7! ragas. Obviously not all of them makes musical sense.

Notes

Let us look at the notes before we get to melakarthas. Following are the notes used in melakarthas.

Saturday, March 26, 2016

28 Harikambhoji

Carnatic Raga : Harikambhoji ( Harikedaragaula(Dikshitar))
Hindustani Raga: Khamaj ( Khamaj Thaat) [Its actually a janya of harikambhoji and carnatic equivalent is janna raga khamas]
Type : 28th Melakartha in the 5th chakra Bana, Sampoorna Ragam
Feel : Pathos, Devotion
Rasa : Karunam, Sringaram
Timing : Late Evening (9PM - 12AM)
Aarohana : S R2 G3 M1 P D2 N2 S
Avarohana : S N2 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S
Chords : C(C-E-G), Dm(D-F-A), Am(A-C-E), F(F-A-C),Gm(G-A#-C),A#(A#-C-E)


26 Charukesi

Carnatic Raga : Charukesi
Type : 26th Melakartha in the 5th chakra Bana, Sampoorna Ragam
Feel : Pathos, Devotion
Rasa : Karunam
Timing : Night (10PM - 1AM) Reduces pitta and slows you down
Aarohana : S R2 G3 M1 P D1 N2 S
Avarohana : S N2 D1 P M1 G3 R2 S
Chords : C (C-E-G), Gm (G-A#-D), E-Aug (E-G#-C), Fm (F-G#-C), Gm (G-A#-D), Fm (F-G#-C), A# (A#-D-F)