Sriranjani is a ragam in

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is ...

(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a hexatonic scale (''shadava'' rāgam, which means "of six"). It is a derived scale (''

janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 ''melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a varie ...

'' rāgam), as it does not have all the seven ''

swara Svara or swara (Devanagari: स्वर, generally pronounced as ''swar'') is a Sanskrit word that connotes simultaneously a breath, a vowel, the sound of a musical note corresponding to its name, and the successive steps of the octave or '' ...

s'' (musical notes). It is also written as Shri ranjani or Shree Ranjani. It also exist in Hindustani music, with a different scale. Aroh: Sa, komal Ga, Ma, Dha, komal Ni, Sa; Avroh: Sa, komal Ni, Dha, Ma, komal Ga, Ré, Sa.

Structure and Lakshana

''Shree ranjani'' is a symmetric scale that does not contain ''panchamam''. It is called a ''shadava-shadava'' rāgam,''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras in Carnatic music classification (as it has six notes in both ascending and descending scales). Its ' structure is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): * : * : This scale uses the notes ''shadjam, chathusruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham'' and ''kaisiki nishadam''. ''Shree ranjani'' is a ''janya'' rāgam of '' Kharaharapriya'', the 22nd '' Melakarta'' rāgam. It has only the invariant ''panchamam'' missing from its parent scale, ''Kharaharapriya''.

Popular compositions

''Shree ranjani'' is a pleasing and popular rāgam. This scale has been used by many composers and there are many compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music, too. Here are some popular compositions in ''Sriranjani''. *''Marubalka'', ''Brochevarevare'', ''Sari evvare'', ''Bhuvini daasudane'', and ''Sogasuga mrudanga talamu'' by

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*''Shri Dum durge'','' Balambikaya'' and ''parvata raja kumari'' by

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*''Ini oru kanam unnai'', ''Kaana Vendamo'','' Mata innum Vaatha'' and ''Gajavadana karuna'' by

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*''Srinivasa Enna Bittu'' ,''Thaala beku'' by

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*''Nadhamennum Kovilile'' by M S Viswanathan rendered by

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*''Pagalile Oru Nilavinai Kanden'' by

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*''Mukshika Vahanane'' by

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Film Songs

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Scale similarities

*'' Ābhōgi'' is a rāgam which does not have the ''kaisiki nishadam'' in both ascending and descending scales in comparison to ''Sriranjani''. Its ' structure is : *Ragam Jayamanohari is a ragam which is like Abhogi in ascending scale and like Sriranjani is descending scale. Its ' structure is :

Notes

References

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