Kantamani (pronounced ) is a

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

m in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 61st ''

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 in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Kuntalam in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 1st rāgam in the 11th ''chakra Rudra''. The mnemonic name is ''Rudra-Pa''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ri gu mi pa dha na''. 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 ''chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, shuddha 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 ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of '' Mararanjani'', which is the 25th ''melakarta''.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

Janya Rāgams

''Kantamani'' has a couple of minor '' janya'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of ''janya'' rāgams for full list of ''janya'' rāgams associated with ''Kantamani'' and other 71 ''melakarta'' rāgams.

Compositions

A few compositions set to this rāgam are: *''Sri Sugandhi Kuntalambike'' by '' Muttuswami Dikshitar'' *''Nadasukam'' by Koteeswara Iyer *''Bhuvaneshwari pahi'' by

Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in ...

*''Palintuvo'' by Thyagaraja

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Kantamani's'' notes when shifted using ''

Graha bhedam ''Graha Bhedam'' in Carnatic music is the process (or result of the process) of shifting the Tonic note (''śruti'') to another note in the rāgam and arriving at a different rāgam. Its equivalent in Hindustani classical music is called a ''mur ...

'', yields '' Manavati'' ''melakarta'' rāgam. ''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 Manavati''.

Notes

References

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