Garudadhvani or Garudadhwani is a

rāga A raga ( ; , ; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a musical mode, melodic mode. It is central to classical Indian music. Each raga consists of an array of melodic structures with musical motifs; and, fro ...

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(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''

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 vari ...

'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 29th ''

melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be derived. A ''melaka ...

'' scale '' Shankarabharanam''. It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ''

swara Swara () or svara is an Indian classical music term that connotes simultaneously a breath, a vowel, a note, the sound of a musical note corresponding to its name, and the successive steps of the octave, or ''saptanka''. More comprehensively ...

s'' (musical notes) in the descending scale. It is a combination of the ''

sampurna raga In Indian classical music, Sampūrṇa rāgas (संपूर्ण, Sanskrit for 'complete', also spelt as ''sampoorna'') have all seven ''swaras'' in their scale. In general, the swaras in the ''Arohana'' and ''Avarohana'' strictly follow the a ...

'' scale ''Shankarabharanam'' and the pentatonic scale ''

Mohanam Mohanam is a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāga (or ''owdava'' rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is usually described as a ''janya'' rāga of Harikamboji (28th Melakartha Raga). ...

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Structure and Lakshana

''Garudadhvani'' is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain ''madhyamam'' or ''nishādham'' in the descending scale. It is an ''sampurna-audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic descending scale). Its ''ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows: * ārohaṇa : * avarohaṇa : The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham'' and ''kakali nishadham'' in ascending scale, with ''kakali nishadham'' and ''shuddha madhyamam'' skipped in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music. This raga has shades of western music when played in fast pace. Most of the notes are used without '' gamaka'' (without variation of pitch, oscillation around the notes or any analogous transitions between notes).

Popular compositions

There are many compositions set to ''Garudadhvani'' rāgam. Here are some popular ''

kritis A ''kriti'' () is a form of musical composition in the Carnatic music literature. The Sanskrit common noun ''Kriti'' means 'creation' or 'work'. A kriti forms the mental backbone of any typical Carnatic music concert and is the longer format o ...

'' composed in ''Garudadhvani''. *''Anandasagara'' and ''Tatvameruga'' composed by

Tyagaraja Sadguru Tyagaraja Swami ( Telugu: సద్గురు త్యాగరాజ స్వామి; 4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Tyagayya, and in full as Kakarla Tyagabrahmam ( Telugu: కాకర్ల త్యాగబ ...

*''Garudavahana'' and ''Rajarajeswari'' by

Muthiah Bhagavatar Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar (15 November 1877 – 30 June 1945), commonly known as Muthiah Bhagavatar, is one of Carnatic classical music's famous twentieth-century composers. He also created about 20 ''ragas''. Early life Muthiah was bo ...

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tillana A Tillana or thillana is a rhythmic piece in South Indian Carnatic music that is generally performed at the end of a concert and widely used in classical indian dance performances. It was popularised by Dr. M Balamuralikrishna, Lalgudi Jayaraman ...

by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna * A varnam ( adi talam) by

Lalgudi Jayaraman Lalgudi Gopala Iyer Jayaraman (17 September 1930 – 22 April 2013) was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He is commonly grouped with M.S. Gopalakrishnan and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin trinity of Carnatic mu ...

*Nottuswara by Neyveli Santhanagopalan

Related rāgams

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

Scale similarities

*''Mohanam'' has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the descending scale of ''Garudadhvani''. Its ''ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa'' structure is S R2 G3 P D2 S : S D2 P G3 R2 S *''

Bilahari Bilahari is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 29th ''melakarta'' scale ''Sankarabharanam''. It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ...

'' is a rāgam which has the ascending and descending scales interchanged, in comparison with ''Garudadhvani''. Its ''ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa'' structure is S R2 G3 P D2 S : S N3 D2 P M1 G3 R2 S

Notes

References

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