Dhenuka (pronounced dhēnukā) is a rāgam (musical scale) in Carnatic music. It is the 9th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.
It is the 3rd rāgam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The mnemonic name is Netra-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dha nu.[1] Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the Suddha madhyamam equivalent of Shubhapantuvarali, which is the 45th melakarta.
Asampurna Melakarta
Dhunibinnashadjam is the 9th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same as Dhenuka.[3]
Janya Rāgams
Dhenuka has a few janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of Janya Rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with Dhenuka.
Compositions
TeliyalEru rAmA composed by Tyagaraja is one of the most often rendered in concerts.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Dhenuka's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 3 other Melakarta rāgams, namely, Shanmukhapriya, Chitrambari and Shoolini. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the Shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.
^ abRagas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
^Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
^Shree Muthuswami Dikshitar Keerthanaigal, by A Sundaram Iyer, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai
December 31, 2022
dhenuka, raga, dhenuka, pronounced, dhēnukā, rāgam, musical, scale, carnatic, music, melakarta, rāgam, melakarta, rāgam, system, carnatic, music, dhenukaarohanams, ṠavarohanamṠ, sequivalentneapolitan, minor, scaleit, called, dhunibinnashadjam, muthuswami, diks. Dhenuka pronounced dhenuka is a ragam musical scale in Carnatic music It is the 9th Melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music DhenukaArohanamS R G M P D N ṠAvarohanamṠ N D P M G R SEquivalentNeapolitan minor scaleIt is called Dhunibinnashadjam 1 2 in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music Contents 1 Structure and Lakshana 2 Asampurna Melakarta 3 Janya Ragams 4 Compositions 5 Film Songs 5 1 Language Tamil 6 Related ragams 7 Notes 8 ReferencesStructure and Lakshana Edit Dhenuka scale with Shadjam at C It is the 3rd ragam in the 2nd chakra Netra The mnemonic name is Netra Go The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dha nu 1 Its arohaṇa avarohaṇa structure ascending and descending scale is as follows see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms arohaṇa S R G M P D N Ṡ a avarohaṇa Ṡ N D P M G R S b Suddha Rishabham Sadharana Gandharam Suddha Madhyamam Suddha Dhaivatham Kakali Nishadham As it is a melakarta ragam by definition it is a sampoorna ragam has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale It is the Suddha madhyamam equivalent of Shubhapantuvarali which is the 45th melakarta Asampurna Melakarta EditDhunibinnashadjam is the 9th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin The notes used in the scale are the same as Dhenuka 3 Janya Ragams EditDhenuka has a few janya ragams derived scales associated with it See List of Janya Ragams for full list of ragams associated with Dhenuka Compositions EditTeliyalEru rAmA composed by Tyagaraja is one of the most often rendered in concerts Raavayya Rama composed by Dr M BalamuralikrishnaFilm Songs EditLanguage Tamil Edit Song Movie Composer SingerAattuviththaal Yaaroruvar Avandhan Manidhan M S Viswanathan T M SoundararajanYen Soga Kadhaiye Thooral Ninnu Pochchu Ilaiyaraaja Malaysia Vasudevan KrishnamoorthiRoja Poonthotam Kannukkul Nilavu P Unni Krishnan Anuradha SriramKadhal Ragamum Indiran Chandiran Mano K S ChitraMalligai Poo Kathilile Enne Petha Raasa ManoRaathiri Neram Railadi Oram Bramma S P Balasubrahmanyam S JanakiRelated ragams EditThis section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this ragam Dhenuka s notes when shifted using Graha bhedam yields 3 other Melakarta ragams namely Shanmukhapriya Chitrambari and Shoolini Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same while shifting the Shadjam to the next note in the ragam Notes Edit Alternate notations Hindustani S Ṟ G M P Ḏ N ṠWestern C D E F G A B C Alternate notations Hindustani Ṡ N Ḏ P M G Ṟ SWestern C B A G F E D CReferences Edit India portal Music portal a b Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr S Bhagyalekshmy Pub 1990 CBH Publications Raganidhi by P Subba Rao Pub 1964 The Music Academy of Madras Shree Muthuswami Dikshitar Keerthanaigal by A Sundaram Iyer Music Book Publishers Mylapore Chennai Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dhenuka raga amp oldid 1070991442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
