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| Arohanam | S R₂ G₂ M₂ P D₁ N₃ Ṡ |
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| Avarohanam | Ṡ N₃ D₁ P M₂ G₂ R₂ S |
| Equivalent | Hungarian minor scale |
Simhendramadhyamam is aragam inCarnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 57thmelakarta rāgam in the 72melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is calledSumadyuti inMuthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.[1][2] It is said to be borrowed intoHindustani music from Carnatic music.[2]
It is the 3rd rāgam in the 10thchakra Disi. The mnemonic name isDisi-Go. The mnemonic phrase issa ri gi mi pa dha nu.[1] Itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (seeswaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
It is also equivalent toHungarian Minor Scale that is also called as Gypsy Minor Scale in Western Music.
This musical scale uses the noteschatushruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha daivatam andkakali nishadham. As it is amelakarta rāgam, by definition it is asampūrṇa rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is theprati madhyamam equivalent ofKiraṇāvali ( also known by name kīravāṇi ), which is the 21stmelakarta.
Simhendramadhyamam has a few minorjanya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of whichVijaya Saraswati, a scale first used byMuthiah Bhagavatar is sung in concerts. SeeList ofjanya rāgams for all scales associated withSimhendramadhyamam.
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set toSimhendramadhyamam.
Here two famous Bengali songs composed byRabindranath Tagore &Kazi Nazrul Islam, set toSimhendramadhyamam.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Simhendramadhyamam's notes when shifted usingGraha bhedam, yields 2 othermelakarta rāgams, namely,Mayamalavagowla andRasikapriya.Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting theshadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration referGraha bhedam on Mayamalavagowla.