melakarta raga system
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The melakarta raga system is the foundational framework of 72 parent scales that organizes and classifies all ragas in Carnatic classical music.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Melakarta raga system | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnatic music concept
ⓘ
raga classification system ⓘ |
| basedOn | heptatonic scale structure ⓘ |
| classifies | all possible heptatonic scales in Carnatic music ⓘ |
| defines | parent scales for janya ragas ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Chaturdandi Prakasika NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| groupsInto | 12 chakras ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
mela system
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melakarta scheme ⓘ melakarta system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
36 prati madhyama melas
ⓘ
36 shuddha madhyama melas ⓘ |
| hasExampleMelakarta |
Charukesi
NERFINISHED
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Dheerasankarabharanam NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanumatodi NERFINISHED ⓘ Harikambhoji NERFINISHED ⓘ Harikambhoji (28th melakarta) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kalyani NERFINISHED ⓘ Kharaharapriya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mayamalavagowla NERFINISHED ⓘ Mechakalyani NERFINISHED ⓘ Natabhairavi NERFINISHED ⓘ Shankarabharanam NERFINISHED ⓘ Todi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
provides exhaustive catalog of parent scales
ⓘ
serves as reference for raga derivation ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalAttribution | Venkatamakhin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfParentRagas | 72 ⓘ |
| hasOrderingPrinciple |
semitone permutations of dhaivata and nishada
ⓘ
semitone permutations of rishabha and gandhara ⓘ two madhyama variants ⓘ |
| hasProperty | each chakra contains 6 melakarta ragas ⓘ |
| hasScope | South Indian classical music ⓘ |
| influences |
composition classification in Carnatic music
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manodharma (improvisation) framework in Carnatic music ⓘ raga pedagogy in Carnatic music ⓘ |
| organizes |
Carnatic ragas
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janya ragas ⓘ parent ragas ⓘ |
| requires |
inclusion of panchama
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inclusion of shadja ⓘ one variety of dhaivata ⓘ one variety of gandhara ⓘ one variety of madhyama ⓘ one variety of nishada ⓘ one variety of rishabha ⓘ same notes in ascent and descent ⓘ seven notes in ascending scale ⓘ seven notes in descending scale ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | 17th century ⓘ |
| usedIn | Carnatic classical music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Melakarta raga system