Nattai
E807566
Nattai is a popular and majestic Carnatic raga often used to open concerts and known for its energetic, auspicious character.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Carnatic raga
ⓘ
melakarta janya raga ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Carnatic music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTransliteration | Nattai (Naṭṭai) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArohana | S R3 G3 M1 P N3 S ⓘ |
| hasArohanaNoteCount | 5 ⓘ |
| hasAvarohana | S N3 P M1 R3 S ⓘ |
| hasAvarohanaNoteCount | 7 ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicPhrase |
S N3 P M1 R3 S
ⓘ
S R3 G3 M1 P N3 S ⓘ |
| hasComposerAssociation |
Muthuswami Dikshitar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Papanasam Sivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyagaraja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamousComposition |
Gajavadana Sammodita
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jagadanandakaraka NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahaganapatim Manasa Smarami NERFINISHED ⓘ Swaminatha Paripalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJanyaType | audava–sampurna ⓘ |
| hasLanguageAssociation |
Sanskrit compositions
ⓘ
Tamil compositions ⓘ |
| hasMood |
auspicious
ⓘ
energetic ⓘ majestic ⓘ |
| hasParentMelakarta | Chalanata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerformanceRole |
concert opener
ⓘ
invocatory pieces ⓘ |
| hasRasa |
mangala (auspicious)
ⓘ
veera (heroic) ⓘ |
| hasRegionOfProminence | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScaleType | asymmetric ⓘ |
| hasSwaras |
Antara Gandharam (G3)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kakali Nishadam (N3) ⓘ Panchamam (P) ⓘ Shadjam ⓘ Shatsruti Rishabham (R3) ⓘ Shuddha Madhyamam (M1) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimeAssociation | often rendered at the beginning of concerts ⓘ |
| isConsidered | a major raga in Carnatic music ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
brisk tempo and bright feel
ⓘ
strong emphasis on R3 and N3 ⓘ |
| isPopularFor |
mangala (auspicious) pieces
ⓘ
opening Carnatic concerts ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo | Chalanata melakarta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
kritis
ⓘ
tanam and alapana ⓘ varnams ⓘ |
| isUsedToInvoke | Ganesha in many compositions ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.