Nasikabhushani (pronounced ) 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 ...

m in

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(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 70th ''

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 ...

'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called in

Muthuswami Dikshitar Muthuswami Dikshitar (Mudduswamy Dikshitar) (, 24 March 1776 – 21 October 1835), mononymously Dikshitar, was a South Indian poet, singer, veena player, and a prolific composer of Indian classical music. He was the youngest member of what is re ...

school of Carnatic music.''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

Structure and Lakshana

''Nasikabhushani'' is the 4th rāgam in the 12th ''chakra Aditya''. The mnemonic name is ''Aditya-Bhu''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ru gu mi pa dhi ni''. ''Nasikabhushani's'' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows: * : * : The notes used in this scale are ''shatsruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kaisiki nishadham''. See ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on above notation and terms. ''Nasikabhushani'' is a ''melakarta'' rāgam and hence by definition it is a ''sampoorna'' rāgam (that is, it has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''

Vagadheeswari Vagadheeswari (pronounced vāgadheeśwari) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 34th '' melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Bho ...

'', which is the 34th ''melakarta'' rāgam.

''Janya'' rāgams

''Nasikabhushani'' has a couple of minor ''

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 ...

'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of ''Janya'' rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with it and other ''melakarta''.

Compositions

A few compositions set to ''Nasikabhushani'' rāgam are: *''Māravairī Ramanī'' by

Thyagaraja 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 ...

*''Thandarul Ayyā'' by

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*''Shrī Ramā Saraswathī'' and ''Shrī Krishnō Mām Rakshathu'' by

*''Adigalige Vandipe'' by

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*''Ambikām Upāseham'' by

Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (né Muralikrishna; 6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sang ...

*''Thāye en Saraswathī'' by Lalitha Dasa *''Karipurārī Kāmārī'', a

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set to tune by

Neyveli Santhanagopalan Neyveli Santhanagopalan (born 1963) is an Indian Carnatic vocalist and teacher. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi for the year 2020. He has learned from masters such as Shri Thanjavur Sankara Iyer, Shri Maharajapur ...

*''Paradevi Shankari'', a

varnam Varṇam is a type of composition in the Carnatic music system that encapsulates the key features of a raga, and considered as a foundational element in the learning path. Varnams capture the essence of the ragam in terms of typical swara patt ...

by Nallan Chakravarthy Murthy

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Nasikabhushani's'' notes when shifted using ''

Graha bhedam ''Graha Bhedam'' in Carnatic music is the process (or result of the process) of shifting the Tonic (music), Tonic note (''Śruti (music), śruti'') to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam. Its equivalent in Hindustani cl ...

'' from the ''dhaivatham'' (D2), yields another minor ''melakarta'' rāgam ''

Shadvidamargini Shadvidamargini (pronounced , meaning ''the one with the path to six forms of knowledge'') is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 46th ''melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' ...

''. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. Nasikabhushani corresponds to Hungarian major scale in Western music.

Notes

References

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