Sarasangi (pronounced sarasāngi) is a

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(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 27th '' melakarta'' rāgam (parent scale) in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Sowrasena in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications In Western music it is known as the Harmonic major scale.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 3rd rāgam in the 5th ''chakra Bana''. The mnemonic name is ''Bana-Go''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ri gu ma pa dha ni''. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): * : * : This rāgam uses the ''swaras'' ''chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham'' and ''kakali nishadham''. By definition, Sarasangi, a ''melakarta'' rāgam, is a ''sampurna'' rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''shuddha madhyamam'' equivalent of '' Latangi'', which is the 63rd ''melakarta'' scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

''Sarasangi'' has a few minor '' janya'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which ''Kamala manohari'' and ''Nalinakanti'' are popular. See List of ''janya'' rāgams for all rāgams associated with ''Sarasangi''.

Compositions

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to ''Sarasangi''. *''Jaya jaya padmanabha'' by Swati Tirunal *''Sourasenesham vallisham'' by Muthuswami Dikshitar *''Nikela dayaradu'' by Ramaswami Sivan *''Paripaliso guru vadiraja'' by R. K. Padmanabha *''Vandeham govinda'' by M. Balamuralikrishna *''Tirupati malaiyurai Venkata vaa'' by M. M. Dandapani Desikar *''Sadaashivam upaasmahe'' by Jayachamaraja Wadiyar *''Unadhu Thiruvadi'' by Gopalakrishna Bharati

Film Songs

Language: Tamil

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Sarasangi's'' notes when shifted using '' Graha bhedam'', yields 2 other major Melakarta rāgams, namely, '' Dharmavati'' and '' Chakravakam''. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer '' Graha bhedam on Dharmavati''.

Notes

References

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