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Garudadhvani orGarudadhwani is arāgam inCarnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is ajanya rāgam (derived scale) from the 29thmelakarta scaleShankarabharanam. It is ajanya scale, as it does not have all the sevenswaras (musical notes) in the descending scale. It is a combination of thesampurna raga scaleShankarabharanam and the pentatonic scaleMohanam.[1][2]
Garudadhvani is an asymmetric rāgam that does not containmadhyamam ornishādham in the descending scale. It is ansampurna-audava rāgam (orowdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic descending scale).[1][2] Itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:
The notes used in this scale areshadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham andkakali nishadham in ascending scale, withkakali nishadham andshuddha madhyamam skipped in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, seeswaras in Carnatic music.
This raga has shades of western music when played in fast pace.[1] Most of the notes are used withoutgamaka (without variation of pitch, oscillation around the notes or any analogous transitions between notes).[1]
There are many compositions set toGarudadhvani rāgam. Here are some popularkritis composed inGarudadhvani.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
