Hamsanandi (pronounced hamsānandi) is a

rāga A ''raga'' or ''raag'' (; also ''raaga'' or ''ragam''; ) is a melodic framework for improvisation in Indian classical music akin to a melodic mode. The ''rāga'' is a unique and central feature of the classical Indian music tradition, and as ...

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(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a hexatonic scale (''shadava'' rāgam, which means "of 6"). It is a derived scale (''

janya ''Janya'' is a term meaning "derive". In Carnatic (South Indian) music a ''janya raga'' is one derived from one of the 72 ''melakarta'' ragas (fundamental melodic structures). ''Janya'' ragas are classified into various types based on a varie ...

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swara Svara or swara (Devanagari: स्वर, generally pronounced as ''swar'') is a Sanskrit word that connotes simultaneously a breath, a vowel, the sound of a musical note corresponding to its name, and the successive steps of the octave or '' ...

s'' (musical notes). ''Hamsanandi'' is a ''janya'' rāgam of ''

Gamanashrama Gamanashrama (pronounced gamanāshrama''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is ...

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Melakarta Mēḷakartā is a collection of fundamental musical scales ( ragas) in Carnatic music (South Indian classical music). ''Mēḷakartā'' ragas are parent ragas (hence known as ''janaka'' ragas) from which other ragas may be generated. A ''melak ...

'' rāgam. It has only the invariant ''panchamam'' missing from its parent scale, ''Gamanashrama'', like ''

Shree ranjani Sriranjani is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a hexatonic scale (''shadava'' rāgam, which means "of six"). It is a derived scale (''janya'' rāgam), as it does not have all the seven ''swaras'' ...

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Hindustani classical music Hindustani classical music is the classical music of northern regions of the Indian subcontinent. It may also be called North Indian classical music or, in Hindustani, ''shastriya sangeet'' (). It is played in instruments like the violin, sita ...

that belongs to the Marwa

thaat A Thaat () is a "Parent scale" in North Indian or Hindustani music. It is the Hindustani equivalent of the term ''Melakartha raga'' of Carnatic Music. The concept of the ''thaat'' is not exactly equivalent to the western musical scale because t ...

resembles Hamsanandi.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

Structure and Lakshana

''Hamsanandi'' is a symmetric scale that does not contain ''panchamam''. It is called a ''shadava-shadava'' rāgam,''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications in Carnatic music classification (as it has 6 notes in both ascending and descending scales). Its ''ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa'' structure is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): * ārohaṇa : * avarohaṇa : This scale uses the notes ''shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham'' and ''kakali nishadam''.

Popular compositions

''Hamsanandi'' is an evening rāgam. It has ample scope for ''

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'' and ''swara prasthara'' (phrases of notes). This scale has been used by many composers for compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music too. Here are some popular compositions in ''Hamsanandi''. *''Paahi jagajanani'', ''Sankara Sreegiri'' by

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'' by

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*''Ranga kolalanoodalaagi'' by Prasanna venkata dasa in

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Film Songs

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Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Scale similarities

*'' Sunadavinodini'' is a popular rāgam which sounds similar to ''Hamsanandi'', which does not have the ''shuddha rishabham''. Its ''ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa'' structure is :

Notes

References

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