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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Dhevagaandhaari

Devagandhari (pronounced devagāndhāri, Sanskritदेवगांधारि Tamilதேவகாந்தாரி) is a raga (musical scale) in Indian classical music. It is used in the Sikh tradition of northern India and is part of the Guru Granth Sahib. In the South Indian classical music, Devagandhari is ajanya raga (derived scale), whose melakarta raga (parent scale, also known as janaka) is Shankarabharanam, 29th in the 72 Melakarta raga system.



Structure and Lakshana


Ascending scale with Shadjam at C

Descending scale with Shadjam at C
Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
Devagandhari ragam is an owdava-vakra-sampurna raga meaning, in arohana 5swaras come (so it is called owdava) and in avarohana all swaras come (sosampurna), and there is a "zigzag" pattern of notes (so vakra). The notes used in this ragam are shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatam and kakili nishadham. This ragam sometimes includes the kaishika nishadham (anya swara - a note external to the scale, making this a bhashanga ragam).
The closest raga to this one is Arabhi. Some of the things that makes Arabhi different (though both share the same ascending and descending scale, in terms of basic notation) are:
  • Devagandhari is sung with gamakas and vilambita kala prayogas (usages with elongated notes)[1]
  • Devagandhari is sung with dheerga gandharam (elongated G3)[1]
  • Devagandhari is a bhashanga raga, and certain prayogas use the kaishika nishadham: S N3 D N2 , , D P

Popular Compositions

Here are some more compositions set to Devagandhari.
TypeCompositionComposertalam
KritiKsheerasagaraThyagarajaAdi
KritiVinaradana manaviThyagarajaAdi
KritiKoluvaiyunnadeThyagarajaAdi
KritiTulasiammaThyagarajaAdi
KritiEnneramumGopalakrishna BharathiAdi




  1. http://www.mediafire.com/?a1e5s3af1a5btme Kaayaarohanesam - Raajkumar Bharathi 
  2. http://www.mediafire.com/?axbzyet1p4x1kvr Karunaa samudhra - Maharajapuram Santhanam 
  3. http://www.mediafire.com/?zq1f6pnoxfbd0mv Ksheera saagara - K.J. Yesudoss 
  4. http://www.mediafire.com/?1ajnwgv25stytcc Ksheera saagara - Maharajapuram Santhanam 
  5. http://www.mediafire.com/?ljv71zpiewp53b1 Ksheera saagara - P. Unnikrishnan 
  6. http://www.mediafire.com/?vsflhv8g5fya9qx Ksheera saagara - Dr. Balamuralikrishna 
  7. http://www.mediafire.com/?bh263oz37hv3pcb Ksheera saagara - T. N. Seshagopalan 
  8. http://www.mediafire.com/?1wbayf2c38ce26e Maaththaada - T. N. seshagopalan 
  9. http://www.mediafire.com/?dsi8xpktyyd7d7l Maaththaada - Ranjani and Gaayathri 
  10. http://www.mediafire.com/?h978n0jy332k0o1 Pancha shakthi - T.N. Seshagopalan 
  11. http://www.mediafire.com/?dhxxc03d2d5mj1e Panchashakthi - Maharajapuram Santhanam 
  12. http://www.mediafire.com/?kq09yreyr3d2idf Seethavara - T.N. Seshagopalan 
  13. http://www.mediafire.com/?rxer9dsz39xbvd5 Seethaavara - T.M. Krishna 
  14. http://www.mediafire.com/?f4at57qhqi64y9j Seethaavara - Maharajapuram Santhanam 
  15. http://www.mediafire.com/?e1rq9v5c24t20b4 Seethaavara - Sowmya 
  16. http://www.mediafire.com/?38mqvjx4d7p4ce9 Thulsamma - Hyderbad Bros
  17. http://www.mediafire.com/?s5x5d4hkz8mw1l9 Uthramaam - K. J. Yesudoss 
  18. http://www.mediafire.com/?3j6em46z3b08d3t Yennaramum undan - Aruna Sairam 
  19. http://www.mediafire.com/?lesfvcvj7pp28da Yenneramum undhan - T. N. Seshagopalan 
  20. http://www.mediafire.com/?d37sq4b4jf0r4en Yenneramum undhan - M. S. Subbalakshmi 
  21. http://www.mediafire.com/?gf1fvsn9n16bpd6 Yenneramum - Nithyashree


Anonymous Copyright said...



Please remove items 12 and 19; these are commercially available.
August 3, 2011 7:36 AM
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Blogger hvaidya said...



Done
August 3, 2011 9:50 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Can I upload Ksheerasagara in Devagandhari by Radha & Jayalakshmi to be added?
August 8, 2011 5:52 PM
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Blogger hvaidya said...

You are always welcome.
August 8, 2011 6:35 PM

4 comments:

Copyright said...

Please remove items 12 and 19; these are commercially available.

hvaidya said...

Done

Anonymous said...

Can I upload Ksheerasagara in Devagandhari by Radha & Jayalakshmi to be added?

hvaidya said...

You are always welcome.