Ganamurti (pronounced gānamūrti, meaning the idol of music) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 3rd Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music.
It is the 3rd rāgam in the 1st chakra Indu. The mnemonic name is Indu-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga 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):
The notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham, shuddha gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, kakali nishadham.
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 shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Jhalavarali, which is the 39th melakarta.
Asampurna Melakarta
Gānasāmavarāḷi is the 3rd Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the ascending scale is different. It is a shadava-sampurna raga (6 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).[3]
Ganamurti has a few minor janya rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with Ganamoorti.
Compositions
Gānamoorthe sri krishna by Thyagaraja is a popular composition sung in concerts, set to Ganamurti.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Ganamurti's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other melakarta rāgams, namely, Vishwambari and Shamalangi. 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 further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Ganamurti.
^ 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
March 17, 2023
ganamurti, pronounced, gānamūrti, meaning, idol, music, ragam, carnatic, music, musical, scale, south, indian, classical, music, melakarta, rāgam, melakarta, rāgam, system, carnatic, music, arohanams, ṠavarohanamṠ, called, gānasāmavarāḷi, muthuswami, dikshitar. Ganamurti pronounced ganamurti meaning the idol of music is a ragam in Carnatic music musical scale of South Indian classical music It is the 3rd Melakarta ragam in the 72 melakarta ragam system of Carnatic music GanamurtiArohanamS R G M P D N ṠAvarohanamṠ N D P M G R SIt is called Ganasamavaraḷi in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music 1 2 Contents 1 Structure and Lakshana 2 Asampurna Melakarta 3 Janya ragams 4 Compositions 5 Related ragams 6 Notes 7 ReferencesStructure and Lakshana Edit Ganamurti scale with Shadjam at C It is the 3rd ragam in the 1st chakra Indu The mnemonic name is Indu Go The mnemonic phrase is sa ra ga 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 The notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham shuddha gandharam shuddha madhyamam shuddha 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 shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Jhalavarali which is the 39th melakarta Asampurna Melakarta EditGanasamavaraḷi is the 3rd Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin The notes used in the scale are the same but the ascending scale is different It is a shadava sampurna raga 6 notes in ascending scale while full 7 are used in descending scale 3 arohaṇa S R M P D N Ṡ c avarohaṇa Ṡ N D P M G R S d Janya ragams EditGanamurti has a few minor janya ragams derived scales associated with it See List of janya ragams for full list of ragams associated with Ganamoorti Compositions EditGanamoorthe sri krishna by Thyagaraja is a popular composition sung in concerts set to Ganamurti Pahi JagadIswara by Dr M Balamuralikrishna in Adi Tala Brihadiswara rakshatuma in Eka tala by Muthuswami Dikshitar is a composition set to Ganasamavaraḷi scale Palaya Govinda in Adi tala is a bhajan composed by Sri Ganapathi Sachchidananda Swamiji Related ragams EditThis section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this ragam Ganamurti s notes when shifted using Graha bhedam yields 2 other melakarta ragams namely Vishwambari and Shamalangi Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the ragam For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Ganamurti Notes Edit Alternate notations Hindustani S Ṟ R M P Ḏ N ṠWestern C D E F G A B C Alternate notations Hindustani Ṡ N Ḏ P M R Ṟ SWestern C B A G F E D C Alternate notations Hindustani S Ṟ M P Ḏ N ṠWestern C D F G A B C Alternate notations Hindustani Ṡ N Ḏ P M R 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 Ganamurti amp oldid 1140169209, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
