Thyagaraja Mangalam

Carnatic music
Tanjavur-style tambura
Concepts
Compositions
Instruments
Melody
Sarasvati Vīṇā
Veṇu
Nādasvaraṃ
Goṭṭuvādyaṃ (Citra Vīṇā)
Violin
Percussion
Mr̥daṅgaṃ
Ghaṭaṃ
Morsing
Kanjira
Thavil
Drone
Tambura
Shruti box
Thyagaraja Mangalam
ArohanamS G₂ M₁ P N₃ Ṡ
AvarohanamṠ N₃ D₂ P M₁ G₂ R₂ S

Thyagaraja Mangalam is a rāgam in Carnatic music[1](musical scale of South Indian classical music) created by music composer Mahesh Mahadev [kn].[2] Named after Carnatic vocalist and musicologist T. M. Thyagarajan.[2] It is the Janya raga of 23rd Melakarta rāgam Gowri Manohari in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.

The Western equivalent is the jazz minor scale but the second and sixth note is omitted in ascending.[2]

There is no equivalent rāgam in Hindustani music.

Structure and Lakshana

Descending is same as Gourimanohari scale with Shadjam at C

Thyagaraja Mangalam is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain rishabham or dhaivatam in the ascending scale. It is an audava-sampurna rāgam (or owdava rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows.

The notes used in this scale are shadjam, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadham in ascending scale and chatushruti rishabham and chatushruti daivatam added in descending scale. It is a audava - sampurna rāgam

Compositions

The composition in this rāgam

Dhyana Moolam - Viruttam[3]

Notes

  1. ^ Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: S G̱ M P N Ṡ
    • Western: C E♭ F G B C
  2. ^ Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: Ṡ N D P M G̱ R S
    • Western: C B A G F E♭ D C

References

  1. ^ "Bengaluru composer creating new ragas". Deccan Herald. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Mary, S. B. Vijaya (5 August 2021). "Mahesh Mahadev's experiments with ragas". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ Guru Poornima D21- Priyadarshini | Hamsanadam Adi tala varnam & Gurulekha (Gowrimanohari), retrieved 13 January 2023


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