Janya raga of Carnatic music
Saveri (pronounced sāvēri) is aCarnatic music ragam . This raga is ajanya of the 15thMelakarta ragaMayamalavagowla . This raga brings outkaruna rasa , i.e. it brings mood of compassion.[ 1]
Structure and Lakshana [ edit ] Ascending scale with Shadjam at C Descending scale with Shadjam at C This ragam is anAudava-Sampurna ragam (five notes in the ascending scale and seven notes in the descending scale).
The notes areshuddha rishabham, shuddha madhyamam andshuddha dhaivatam in ascending scale andkakali nishadam, shuddha dhaivatam, shuddha madhyamam, antara gandharam andshuddha rishabham in descent. The twoswaras which give the raga such a characteristic are R (Rishabham) and D (Dhaivatham).
Select compositions [ edit ] Sarasuda , a Tanavarnam composed by Kothavasal Venkatarama Iyer, set toAditala Saveriha , a Padavarnam set toAditala andVanajaksha , a Tanavarnam set toAtatala composed byMaharaja Swathi Thirunal Ela Ne Vani Joli a Padavarnam set toAditala byTiger Varadachariar Sankari Sankuru ,Sripathi Mukha ,Durusuga Kripa Juchi ,Sarasakshi Sada Pahimam (Geetham ) andJanani Natajana composed byShyama Sastri Bhavayaami Raghuraamam (this song is originally fully in Saveri butSemmangudi Srinivasa Iyer retuned it toRagamalika , where the firstRaga used is Saveri) ,Anjaneya Raghuraamam ,Paripahi Ganadhipa ,Pahimam Sripadmanabha ,Pahi Saarasanaabha andDevi Pavane (Navaratri third dayKriti ) byMaharaja Swathi Thirunal Raama Baana ,Tulasi Jagajjanani ,Intha Thaamasamaithe ,Paraashakthi Manuparaadaa ,Chalu Chalu Nee ,Balamu Kulamu Ela Raama Bhakthi ,Neevu Brova Valenamma ,Karmame Balavantamaaye ,Kanna Thalli Neevu andDaridaapu Leka – composed bySadhguru Thyagaraja swami Kari Kalabha Mukham in Tisra Ekam andSri Rajagopala inAdi tala composed byMuthuswamy Dikshitar Etu Namminavo Manasa andEntha Nerchina Saphalamemi byPatnam Subramania Iyer Kannale Kanden andAdiya Padhathai byGopalakrishna Bharati Pahimam Girithanaye andSomapoma composed byIrayimman Thampi Velayya Daya composed byKoteeswara Iyer Sriramula Divyanama byBhadrachala Ramadasu Murugu Muruga byPeriyasaamy Thooran Sri Kamakoti Peetasthithe byMysore Sadashiva Rao Sarojakshi Nee Padamulane byVeena Kuppayyar Venkataramanane Baro ,Parakumadade ,Barayya Venkataramana byPurandaradasa Lemaro Ma Muvvagopaludendaina ,Bhamaro Napaini/Yemo Teliyadetuvale andBaagaaya Nee Vagalella are Padams byKshetrayya Bhasurangi Bale andHemopameyaangi two Padams bySwathi Thirunal Annai Janaki Vandhale byArunachala Kavi Yaro Ivar Yaro is a Padam byArunachala Kavi , originally inSaveri but sung today inBhairavi Unnai Thoodhanuppinen is a Padam byGhanam Krishna Iyer Etthanai Sonnalum andIdai Vida Innum Vere are Padams by Subbarama IyerTelise Noora is a Padam by Venkata Girivaru or Tirupati Narayanaswami (Disuputed)Ada Janmamylethina is a Padam by KasturirangaJanakasutha is aGeetham byPurandara Dasa Mutta Vadura is aJavali by Chinnaiah of theTanjore Quartet Kapali Iruka, Muruga Muzhumathi and Kamakshi Gauri byPapanasam Sivan This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Karnataka Shuddha Saveri Saveri , whileSaveri has asampurna ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa Malahari audava-shadava scale (5 notes in ascending and 6 in descending scale) that resemblesSaveri .[ 2] shuddha madhyamam in place ofantara gandharam , while thenishadham is dropped in descending scale. Itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇa ^ Alternate notations:Hindustani:S Ṟ M P Ḏ Ṡ Western: C D♭ ♭ ^ Alternate notations:Hindustani:Ṡ N Ḏ P M G Ṟ S Western: C B A♭ ♭ ^ Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications^ Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
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