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Il raga che porta la pioggia

by Pia Srinivasan Buonomo Free copies are available from the publisher: Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici (Naples 2005) Listen to raga Amritavarshini (“the raga that brings rain”) sung by D. Pasupathi: Anandamritakarshani (a kriti by Muttusvami Dikshitar) recorded by Ludwig Pesch (Kalakshetra, 2 October 1992) | Song lyrics and translation >> About the book “Pia Srinivasan Buonomo’s …

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Melakarta raga application

12 positions are available in the South Indian 72 mela system. To learn more, read the following explanations. Source © Ludwig Pesch | Creative Commons License >> A scale – mēla in Carnatic or thāt in Hindustani music – isn’t a raga yet: it is no more than an imaginary arrangement of notes for the …

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Flow | Janya practice 5 & 6 notes – raga Vasanta

raagam: vasantA 17 sUryakAntam janyaAa: S M1 G3 M1 D2 N3 S | Av: S N3 D2 M1 G3 R1 S Having but 6 notes (instead of 7), this type of raga pattern is traditionally classified as being “derived” (janya) from a melakarta raga. Text books refer to any raga limited to 6 notes as …

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