Saramati
Janya raga of Carnatic music
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::summary Janya raga of Carnatic music ::
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| name | Saramati |
| arohanam | |
| avarohanam | |
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Saramati is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale) from the 20th melakarta scale Natabhairavi. It is a janya scale, as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the descending scale.
Structure and Lakshana
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Saramati is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain panchamam or rishabham in the descending scale. It is a combination of the sampurna raga scale Natabhairavi and pentatonic scale Hindolam. It is an sampurna-audava rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic descending scale). Its ** structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:
The notes used in this scale are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, panchamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadham in ascending scale, with panchamam and rishabham dropped in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see swaras in Carnatic music.
Popular compositions
A few compositions have been set to Saramati rāgam.
- Mokshamugalada by Tyagaraja
- Narasimhana Pada by Purandara Dasa
- Sarasadala Nayane by Muthiah Bhagavatar
- Enna Thunivai by Marimuthu Pillai
- Sri Ramabadhra by Papanasam Sivan
- Manasaramati by Thanjavur Shankara Iyer
- Sri Saradamba Bhaje by H. H. Sri Bharathi Tirtha Mahaswamigal
- Unnata Venkata by Thulaseevanam
- Arula Vendum Thaaye by M. M. Dandapani Desikar
- Sharade Namaste and Saramati Saraswati by Kalyani Varadarajan
- Unnai Anri by Dr. Lalgudi Jayaraman
- Nadamadum Deivame by Maharajapuram Santhanam
- Bharatha Nannaadu by N. S. Chidambaram
- Ramam Bhaje by Y. K. Srikantaiah
Music composer Ilaiyaraaja has set the Tyagaraja krithi "Mari Mari Ninne" to this Raga in the movie Sindhu Bhairavi, even though the actual Krithi is in the Raga Kambhoji.
Film Songs
Language:[[Tamil language|Tamil]]
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| Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unai Allaal OIru | Raja Mukthi | C. R. Subbaraman | M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar |
| Kaathiruppan Kamalakannan(Ragamalika) | Uthama Puthiran | G. Ramanathan | P. Leela |
| Mari Mari Ninne | Sindhu Bhairavi | Ilaiyaraaja | K. J. Yesudas |
| Paadariyen Padipariyen | K. S. Chithra (Won National Award for Paadariyen) | ||
| Ettadukku Maligayil | Aadi Viradham | Shankar–Ganesh | |
| Eduda Melam | Enga Chinna Rasa | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | |
| Maasi Maasam Than | Oorkavalan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra | |
| Edutha Sabadam | K. J. Yesudas | ||
| :: |
Language:[[Kannada]]
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| Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatha Bhooshira | Upasane | Vijaya Naarasimha | S. Janaki |
| Yellellu Sangeetave | Malaya Marutha | Chi. Udayashankar | |
| :: |
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Scale similarities
- Hindolam has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the descending scale of Saramati. Its ** structure is S G2 M1 D1 N2 S : S N2 D1 M1 G2 S
Notes
References
References
- ''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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