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{{Short description|Janya raga of Carnatic music}} | |||
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''Vasantha'' is an asymmetric scale that does not contain ''panchamam''. It is called a ''vakra audava-shadava'' raga, malathiga<ref name="ragas"/> structure is as follows (see [[Swara#Svaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms): | ''Vasantha'' is an asymmetric scale that does not contain ''panchamam''. It is called a ''vakra audava-shadava'' raga, malathiga<ref name="ragas"/> structure is as follows (see [[Swara#Svaras in Carnatic music|''swaras'' in Carnatic music]] for details on below notation and terms): | ||
*[[Arohana|ārohaṇa]] : {{svaraC|S|3=G3 | *[[Arohana|ārohaṇa]] : {{svaraC|S|4=M1|3=G3| 5=D2|6=N3|7=S'|foot=yes}} | ||
*[[Avarohana|avarohaṇa]] : {{svaraC|S'|N3|D2|M1|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}} | *[[Avarohana|avarohaṇa]] : {{svaraC|S'|N3|D2|M1|G3|R1|S|foot=yes}} | ||
This scale uses the notes shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadam. | This scale uses the notes shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadam. Some claim that Vasantha had only D1 and not D2 originally. | ||
[[File:Vasantha.wav|thumb|Arohanam and avarohanam for Vasantha with tambura]] | [[File:Vasantha.wav|thumb|Arohanam and avarohanam for Vasantha with tambura]] | ||
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''Vasantha'' has ample scope for ''[[alapana]]''. This scale has been used by many composers for compositions in classical music. Here are some popular compositions in ''Vasantha''. | ''Vasantha'' has ample scope for ''[[alapana]]''. This scale has been used by many composers for compositions in classical music. Here are some popular compositions in ''Vasantha''. | ||
*''Ninne | *''Ninne Kori'', a popular [[Adi tala]] [[Varnam]] by Tecchur Singarachar | ||
*'' | *''Sannutangi'', a popular [[Adi tala]] Daru[[varnam]], ''Shiva Mahasena'' and ''Jaya Mangalam'' by [[Muthiah Bhagavatar]] | ||
*''Brihadambikayai'' and ''Ramachandram Bhavayami'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] | *''Dani Korikenu'', a rare Jhampa [[Tala (music)|Tala]] Pada[[varnam]] by [[Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar]] | ||
*''Paramapurusha | *''Seetamma Mayamma and Etla Dorikitivo'' by [[Tyagaraja]] | ||
*''Malmaruga Shanmukha'' by [[Papanasam Sivan]] | *''Brihadambikayai'', ''Hariharaputram'', ''Marakatha Lingam'' and ''Ramachandram Bhavayami'' by [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]] | ||
*''Natanam Adinar'' by [[Gopalakrishna Bharathi]]' | *''Paramapurusha Jagadeeshwara'' by [[Swathi Thirunal]] | ||
*''Ellam Sivan Seyal'' by [[Shuddhananda Bharati]] | |||
*''Malmaruga Shanmukha'' and ''Maadhayai Nidhi Ennum'' by [[Papanasam Sivan]] | |||
*''Natanam Adinar'' by [[Gopalakrishna Bharathi]] | |||
*''Kanden Kanden'' by [[Arunachala Kavi]] | |||
*''Neelamalar, Ivandhaan Ivandhaane, Pavana Kumaara and Vita Samavara Jala'' by [[Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi]] | |||
*''Rajeswarim Sambhavaye'' by [[Ganapathi Sachchidananda]] Swamiji | *''Rajeswarim Sambhavaye'' by [[Ganapathi Sachchidananda]] Swamiji | ||
*''Thom Thomena'' and ''Yoganrusimha | *''Thom Thomena'' and ''Yoganrusimha Padambuja Brunga'' by [[Kalyani Varadarajan]] | ||
*''Kodu | *''Kodu Bega Divyamathi, Dangurava Saariraryya(also sung in Nadanamakriya) and Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Enniro Seetha'' by [[Purandara Dasa]] | ||
*''Palisenna Gopalakrishna'' By [[Jagannatha Dasa]] | *''Palisenna Gopalakrishna'' By [[Jagannatha Dasa (Kannada poet)|Jagannatha Dasa]] | ||
* | *''Vade Venkatadri Meeda'' by [[Annamacharya]] | ||
*''Shaila Suthe'' and ''Devi Rame Mamava'' by [[Mysore Vasudevachar]] | |||
*''Gowri Sukumari'' by N.C.Krishnamacharyulu | |||
*''Manadhai Orumai'' by Chidambara Nataraja Deekshithar | |||
== Film Songs == | == Film Songs == | ||
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|[[Papanasam Sivan]] | |[[Papanasam Sivan]] | ||
|[[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]] | |[[M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar]] | ||
|- | |||
|Vandanam Vandanam | |||
|[[Vazhvey Maayam]] | |||
|[[Gangai Amaran]] | |||
|rowspan=2|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Azhagiya Thirumugam | |Azhagiya Thirumugam | ||
|Brammacharigal | |Brammacharigal | ||
|rowspan=2|[[M. S. Viswanathan]] | |||
|rowspan=2|[[S. | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Mani Osai Enna Sollutho | ||
|[[ | |Naalum Therinthavan(1983) | ||
|rowspan=5|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]],[[S. Janaki]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Santhanam Poosum | |Santhanam Poosum | ||
|[[Thudikkum Karangal]] | |[[Thudikkum Karangal (1983 film)|Thudikkum Karangal]] | ||
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] | |[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Karmegam Oorgolam Pogum | |Karmegam Oorgolam Pogum | ||
|Kalamellam Un Madiyil | |Kalamellam Un Madiyil | ||
|[[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]] | |[[Chandrabose (composer)|Chandrabose]] | ||
|- | |||
|Rojaavai Thaalaattum Thendral | |||
(More Ragam Panthuvarali touches) | |||
|[[Ninaivellam Nithya]] | |||
|rowspan="4"|[[Illayaraja]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Andhimazhai pozhigirathu | |Andhimazhai pozhigirathu | ||
|[[Raja Parvai]] | |[[Raja Parvai]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Maan Kanden | |Maan Kanden | ||
|[[Raja Rishi]] | |[[Raja Rishi]] | ||
|[[K.J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]] | |[[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Vani Jairam]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Nil Nil Nil pathil sol | |Nil Nil Nil pathil sol | ||
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|Minsara Poove | |Minsara Poove | ||
|[[Padayappa]] | |[[Padayappa]] | ||
|[[A. R. Rahman]] | |||
|[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Nithyashree Mahadevan]] & Palakkad Sreeram | |[[Srinivas (singer)|Srinivas]], [[Nithyashree Mahadevan]] & Palakkad Sreeram | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Vaa Kanmani | ||
|[[ | |[[Rasathi Varum Naal]] | ||
|[[ | |Vijay Anand | ||
|[[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]], [[K. S. Chithra]] | |||
|- | |- | ||
|Unnale Nenjam Raagam | |Unnale Nenjam Raagam | ||
|[[En Pottukku Sonthakkaran]] | |[[En Pottukku Sonthakkaran]] | ||
|[[Deva (composer)|Deva]] | |[[Deva (composer)|Deva]] | ||
|[[Mano (singer)|Mano]], [[K. S. Chithra]] | |[[Mano (singer)|Mano]],[[K. S. Chithra]] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Kanden Kanden | |Kanden Kanden | ||
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|[[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | |[[Vidyasagar (composer)|Vidyasagar]] | ||
|[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Shweta Mohan]] | |[[Karthik (singer)|Karthik]], [[Shweta Mohan]] | ||
|- | |||
|Thaaye Enge | |||
|[[Anandhapurathu Veedu]] | |||
|Ramesh Krishna | |||
|Balaram | |||
|} | |||
=== Language:[[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] === | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
!Song | |||
!Movie | |||
!Composer | |||
!Singer | |||
|- | |||
|Sundari sundari | |||
|[[Aye Auto]] | |||
|[[Raveendran]] | |||
|[[M. G. Sreekumar]] | |||
|- | |||
|Parama purusha | |||
|[[Swathi Thirunal]] | |||
|[[M. B. Sreenivasan]] | |||
|[[K. J. Yesudas]] | |||
|- | |||
|Guruvayoor unnikannane | |||
|[[Aanachandam]] | |||
|Jaison Nair | |||
|[[Madhu Balakrishnan]] | |||
|} | |} | ||
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| Avarohanam | Ṡ N₃ D₂ M₁ G₃ R₁ S |
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Vasantha (pronounced vasantā) is a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya raga of Suryakantam, the 17th Melakarta raga.[1] According to P|Subba Rao, majority opinion is that the raga is derived from Mayamalavagowla, the 15th Melakarta raga.[2]
Vasantha is suitable to be sung in evening and is considered an auspicious raga.[1]
Structure[edit | edit source]
Vasantha is an asymmetric scale that does not contain panchamam. It is called a vakra audava-shadava raga, malathiga[1] structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
- ārohaṇa : S G₃ M₁ D₂ N₃ Ṡ[lower-alpha 1]
- avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₃ D₂ M₁ G₃ R₁ S[lower-alpha 2]
This scale uses the notes shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadam. Some claim that Vasantha had only D1 and not D2 originally.
Popular compositions[edit | edit source]
Vasantha has ample scope for alapana. This scale has been used by many composers for compositions in classical music. Here are some popular compositions in Vasantha.
- Ninne Kori, a popular Adi tala Varnam by Tecchur Singarachar
- Sannutangi, a popular Adi tala Daruvarnam, Shiva Mahasena and Jaya Mangalam by Muthiah Bhagavatar
- Dani Korikenu, a rare Jhampa Tala Padavarnam by Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar
- Seetamma Mayamma and Etla Dorikitivo by Tyagaraja
- Brihadambikayai, Hariharaputram, Marakatha Lingam and Ramachandram Bhavayami by Muthuswami Dikshitar
- Paramapurusha Jagadeeshwara by Swathi Thirunal
- Ellam Sivan Seyal by Shuddhananda Bharati
- Malmaruga Shanmukha and Maadhayai Nidhi Ennum by Papanasam Sivan
- Natanam Adinar by Gopalakrishna Bharathi
- Kanden Kanden by Arunachala Kavi
- Neelamalar, Ivandhaan Ivandhaane, Pavana Kumaara and Vita Samavara Jala by Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi
- Rajeswarim Sambhavaye by Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji
- Thom Thomena and Yoganrusimha Padambuja Brunga by Kalyani Varadarajan
- Kodu Bega Divyamathi, Dangurava Saariraryya(also sung in Nadanamakriya) and Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama Enniro Seetha by Purandara Dasa
- Palisenna Gopalakrishna By Jagannatha Dasa
- Vade Venkatadri Meeda by Annamacharya
- Shaila Suthe and Devi Rame Mamava by Mysore Vasudevachar
- Gowri Sukumari by N.C.Krishnamacharyulu
- Manadhai Orumai by Chidambara Nataraja Deekshithar
Film Songs[edit | edit source]
Language:Tamil[edit | edit source]
Language:Malayalam[edit | edit source]
| Song | Movie | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundari sundari | Aye Auto | Raveendran | M. G. Sreekumar |
| Parama purusha | Swathi Thirunal | M. B. Sreenivasan | K. J. Yesudas |
| Guruvayoor unnikannane | Aanachandam | Jaison Nair | Madhu Balakrishnan |
Related ragas[edit | edit source]
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this raga.
Scale similarities[edit | edit source]
- Lalitha is a popular raga that sounds very similar to Vasantha.[1][2] Lalitha uses shuddha rishabham in ārohaṇa also,[2] while the shuddha dhaivatam is used in it, compared to chatusruti dhaivatam in Vasantha.[1]