Shree (Carnatic raga)
Shri ragam is an ancient ragam in the Carnatic tradition. It is also written as Sri or Shree.[1] This scale does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the ascending scale.[1] Shree is the asampurna melakartha equivalent of Kharaharapriya, the 22nd Melakarta rāgam.[1][2] It is the last of the 5 Ghana rāgams of Carnatic music.[1] It is a popular rāgam that is considered to be highly auspicious.[2]
| Arohanam | S R₂ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ |
|---|---|
| Avarohanam | Ṡ N₂ P M₁ R₂ G₂ R₂ S |
Notably, Carnatic Shree takes the lower madhyamam being the asampurna scale equivalent of Kharaharapriya. It is not related to the Hindustani raga, Shree.
According to Indian classical vocalist Pandit Jasraj, Shree is "an evening raga, sung during the sunset. It is full of grace and majesty, and the main mood it creates is one of devotion and dedication."[3]
Structure and LakshanaEdit
Shree is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain gāndhāram or dhaivatam in the ascending scale. It is a audava-vakra-sampurna rāgam (or owdava, meaning pentatonic in ascending scale),[1] where vakra indicates the zig-zag nature of jumping notes in descending scale. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
- ārohaṇa: S R₂ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ[lower-alpha 1]
- avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₂ P M₁ R₂ G₂ R₂ S[lower-alpha 2] (or) Ṡ N₂ P D₂ N₂ P M₁ R₂ G₂ R₂ S[lower-alpha 3]
This scale uses the notes chatushruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chatushruti dhaivatam and kaisiki nishadam.
Popular compositionsEdit
Template:Unsourced-section Shree rāgam has been decorated with compositions by many composers. A few of the popular kritis are listed here.
- The fifth Pancharatna Kriti Endaro mahanubhavulu composed by Tyagaraja in Telugu, the last of the 5 gems
- Sami ninnekori, a Varnam by Karur Devudu Iyer in Telugu
- Nama kumusumamula by Tyagaraja in Telugu
- Yuktamu gAdu by Tyagaraja in Telugu
- Sri Varalakshmi, Sri Muladhara chakra vinayaka , Sri Kamalambike and Sri vishvanatham bhaje by Muthuswami Dikshitar in Sanskrit
- Bhavayami Nanda and Reena Madadritha by Swathi Thirunal
- Karuna Cheyvan Enthu by Irayimman Thampi
- Karuna judu ninnu by Shyama Shastri in Telugu
- Mangalam arul by Papanasam Sivan in Tamil
- Vande Vasudevam by Annamacharya in Sanskrit
- Mayanai part of the Thiruppavai by Andal
- Vanajasana Vinuta composed by Subbaraya Shastri in Telugu
- Dinamu Dwadasi Nedu by Annamacharya in Telugu
- O! Pavanatmaja O! Ghanuda by Annamacharya in Telugu
- Bandanene Ranga by Purandara dasa
Film SongsEdit
Language:TamilEdit
Tamil Devotional SongsEdit
| Song | Album | Composer | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aadhaaram Neeyae | Sri Guru Bhagavan | Veeramani Kannan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Related rāgamsEdit
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Scale similaritiesEdit
- Madhyamavati is a rāgam which has a symmetric ascending and descending scale, which matches the ascending scale of Shree. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 R2 S
- Manirangu is a rāgam which has gāndhāram in the descending scale, while all other notes in both the ascending and descending scale are same as Madhyamavati. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 G2 R2 S
NotesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
- ↑ "Indian classical music: Different kinds of ragas". The Times of India. Times Group. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2021.