Kedaragaula (pronounced kēdāragaula) is a rāgam in

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the South Indian languages, is a system of music commonly associated with South India, including the modern Indian states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, and Sri Lanka. It is ...

(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a ''

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 ...

'' rāgam (derived scale) from the 28th '' melakarta'' scale '' Harikambhoji'', and is sometimes spelled as Kedaragowla. It is a ''janya'' scale, as it does not have all the seven ''

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) in the ascending scale. It is a combination of the pentatonic scale ''

Madhyamavati Madhyamavati (madhyamāvati) is a rāga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāga (or ''owdava'' rāga, meaning pentatonic scale), as it does not have all the seven musical notes (''swaras''). ...

'' and the ''

sampurna raga In Indian classical music, Sampūrṇa rāgas (संपूर्ण, Sanskrit for 'complete', also spelt as ''sampoorna'') have all seven ''swaras'' in their scale. In general, the swaras in the ''Arohana'' and ''Avarohana'' strictly follow the a ...

'' scale ''Harikambhoji''. It is a morning rāgam.

Structure and Lakshana

''Kedaragaula'' is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain ''gandharam'' and ''dhaivatam'' in the ascending scale. It is an ''audava-sampurna'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale). Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows: * : * : The notes used in this scale are ''shadjam, chathusruthi rishabham, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam'' and ''kaisiki nishadham'' in ascending scale, with ''chatusruti dhaivatam'' and ''antara gandharam'' included in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music.

Popular Compositions

There are many compositions set to ''Kedaragaula'' rāgam. Here are some popular ''

kritis ''Kriti'' (Sanskrit: कृति, ''kṛti'') is a format of musical composition typical to Carnatic music. ''Kritis'' form the mental backbone of any typical Carnatic music concert and is the longer format of Carnatic song. "Kriti" also means C ...

'' composed in this ragam. *''Tulasi Bilva mallikadi'',''O Jagannatha'', ''Karunajaladhi'' and ''Venuganaloluni'' composed by

Tyagaraja Thyagaraja (Telugu: త్యాగరాజ) (4 May 1767 – 6 January 1847), also known as Thyāgayya and in full as Kakarla Thyagabrahmam, was a composer and vocalist of Carnatic music, a form of Indian classical music. Tyagaraja and his ...

*''Neelakantham'' and ''Nilotpalambikayai'' and "Abhayamba Nayaka" by

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*''Saraguna palimpa'' by

Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar (1860 - 1919), whose real name was Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyengar, was a singer and composer of Carnatic music. He was born in Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu on August 16, 1860. He studied music under Patnam Subramania Iy ...

*"Thandhani karattai" by

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as a devotional composed by

Manachanallur Giridharan Manachanallur Giridharan (born 15 April 1964) is a South Indian music director, lyricist, singer, and also an educationist. He is also the founder of '' EdServ Softsystems Limited''. He has founded his own music production house called ''Gaanan ...

*''Emi gavalene manasa'' by Gnanananda Teertha (Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma) *"Samikku Sari Evvare" by

Papanasam Sivan Paapanaasam Raamayya Sivan (26 September 1890 – 1 October 1973) was an Indian composer of Carnatic music and a singer. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1971. He was also a film score composer in Kannada cinema ...

*"Parakela Nannu" by

Shyama Shastri Shyama Shastri (; 26 April 1762 – 1827) or Syama Sastri was a musician and composer of Carnatic music. He was the oldest among the Trinity of Carnatic music, Tyagaraja and Muthuswami Dikshitar being the other two. Early life and career ...

*''Gânakalâ Viduni'' by Kalyani Varadarajan

Other compositions

Jaya Jaya Gajamukha Laavanyasaara by Kumaramangalam Vid. Srinivasaraghavan

Related Rāgams

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

Scale similarities

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'' has a symmetric pentatonic scale, with the notes same as the ascending scale of ''Kedaragaula''. Its ' structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 R2 S *'' Yadhukula kambhoji'' is a rāgam which has the ''chatushruthi dhaivatam'' in ascending scale in place of the ''kaisiki nishadham''. Its ' structure is S R2 M1 P D2 S : S N2 D2 N2 P M1 G3 R2 S

Notes

References

*Book Devi Gana Sudha in Telugu, Tamil by Gnanananda Teertha (Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma) {{Janya, state=collapsed Janya ragas