Karnataka Shuddha Saveri
Introduction '''Karnataka Shuddha Saveri''' is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven ''swaras'' (musical notes).This scale is known as ''Shuddha Sāveri'' in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music. This scale is quite different from the popular Shuddha Saveri pentatonic scale.
Structure and Lakshana ''Karnataka Shuddha Saveri'' scale with ''shadjam'' at C''Karnataka Shuddha Saveri'' is a symmetric rāgam that does not contain ''gandharam'' or ''nishādam''. It is a symmetric pentatonic scale (''audava-audava'' ragam in Carnatic music classification - ''audava'' meaning 'of 5'). Its '''' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):* : * : The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, shuddha rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam'' and ''shuddha dhaivatham''. It is considered a ''janya'' rāgam of ''Kanakangi'', the 1st ''Melakarta'' rāgam, though it can be derived from 8 other melakarta rāgams, by dropping both ''gandharam'' and ''nishādam''.
Popular compositions This rāgam lends itself for creative elaboration and creative exploration due to the use of shuddha notes. *''Ekamresha Nayike'' composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar
Film Songs: [[Tamil language|Tamil]] SongMovieComposerSingerLyricistMouna RaagamKolangalIlaiyaraajaS. JanakiVaali
Related rāgams This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.=== ''Graha bhedam'' ===''Karnataka Shuddha Saveri's'' notes when shifted using ''Graha bhedam'', yields 1 popular pentatonic rāgam, Amritavarshini. ''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 more details and illustration of this concept refer ''Graha bhedam on Amritavarshini''.=== Scale similarities ===*Saveri is a rāgam which has the ascending scale of ''Karnataka Shuddha Saveri'' and descending scale of ''Mayamalavagowla''. Its '''' structure is S R1 M1 P D1 S : S N3 D1 P M1 G3 R1 S*Gunakri is a raga from the Hindustani tradition with identical intervals which is sometimes classified in the same group. *Malahari
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