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  2. Melakarta - Wikipedia

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    A melakarta raga must necessarily have S and P, one of the M's, one each of the R's and G's, and one each of the D's and N's. Also, R must necessarily precede G and D must precede N (krama sampūrṇa rāga). This gives 2 × 6 × 6 = 72 ragas. Finding mēḷakarta ragas is a mathematical process. By following a simple set of rules we can find ...

  3. Heptatonic scale - Wikipedia

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    The first and fifth melakarta tones, corresponding to the first and eighth chromatic tones, are invariable in inflection, and the fourth melakarta tone, corresponding to the sixth or seventh chromatic tone, is allowed one of two inflections only, a natural (shuddah) position and a raised (tivra) position. The second and third melakarta tones ...

  4. Ballade in the Form of Variations on a Norwegian Folk Song

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    The theme is pounded in fast octave chords, and climbs up the keyboard. Ends with a low e flat octave, marked lunga with a fermata. Coda. The theme is finally closed, with a flashback of the first 8 measures, and closes with a G minor chord. The Ballade was one of the works played by Percy Grainger at his 1901 London debut at Steinway Hall ...

  5. Numbered musical notation - Wikipedia

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    The key signature defines the pitch of "1". So 1=C means "C major". Minor keys are based on the natural minor or the Aeolian mode, and the key signature defines the pitch of "6" of the minor key's relative major. 6=A can be used to refer to A minor, the tonic of which is written as 6.

  6. Keeravani - Wikipedia

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    It is the 21st Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. The 21st melakarta rāgam as per Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music is Kiraṇāval̥i. This rāgam is a popular scale in western music as well. The Western equivalent is the Harmonic minor scale. [1] [2] It is said to be borrowed into Hindustani music from ...

  7. Gamanashrama - Wikipedia

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    Gamanashrama's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other minor melakarta rāgams, namely, Jhankaradhwani and Ratnangi. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer to Graha bhedam on Ratnangi.

  8. Natabhairavi - Wikipedia

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    It is the 20th melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system. It corresponds to the Natural minor scale (alias Aeolian mode) of western music system. Natabhairavi corresponds to the Asavari thaat of Hindustani music. [1] [2] In the Muthuswami Dikshitar school this melakarta is instead known as Nārīrītigowla. [3]

  9. Sankarabharanam (raga) - Wikipedia

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    It is the 29th Melakarta rāga in the 72 Melakarta rāga system of Carnatic music. Since this raga has many Gamakās (ornamentations), it is glorified as "Sarva Gamaka Māṇika Rakti Rāgaṃ". By scale wise, the Śankarābharaṇaṃ scale corresponds to Bilaval in the Hindustani music system.