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''). It is a '' janya'' rāga (derived scale). The equivalent of ''Madhyamavati'' in Hindustani music is ''Madhumad Sarang''.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras It also has other equivalents in Hindustani music such as ragas Megh and Megh Malhar.

It is considered a very auspicious rāgam and every Carnatic music concert ends with either a song in ''Madhyamavati'' or the ending of the last song is sung in this rāgam.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications It is very suitable for elaboration and exploration due to even spacing of notes. The scale uses the first three notes of the cycle of fifths ''S, P and R2'' and fourths ''S, M1 and N2''.

Structure and Lakshana

''Madhyamavati'' is a symmetric rāga that does not contain ''gāndhāram'' or ''dhaivatam''. It is a pentatonic scale (''audava-audava'' rāgam in Carnatic music classification - audava meaning 'of 5'). Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

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This scale uses the notes and . ''Madhyamavati'' is considered a ''janya'' rāga of ''Kharaharapriya'', the 22nd Melakarta rāga, though it can be derived from other melakarta rāgas, '' Charukesi'', ''Natabhairavi'' or ''Harikambhoji'', by dropping both ''gāndhāram'' and ''dhaivatam''.

Popular compositions

''Madhyamavati'' rāgam lends itself for extensive elaboration and exploration and has many compositions. Here are some popular '' kritis'' composed in this scale.
* Muruga enadharuyire varnam by periyasamitooran

*''Bhagyada Lakshmi Baaramma'' by Purandara Dasaru in Kannada (originally composed in Shree ragam)
*''Eshtu Sahasavantha'', ''Sevakanelo naanu'', By Vadiraja Tirtha
*''Baro Guru Raghavendra'' By Shreesha Vittala Dasaru
*''Edurarai Guruve'' By Vyasatirtha
*''Marulu madikonde'', ''Makutake Mangalam'', ''Ellanu balle'', ''Kande Kande Rajara'', ''Indu Nanenu Sukrutava'', ''Enu Pelali Thangi'', ''Shiva Darushana'' By Purandara Dasa
*''Tolu Tolu Ranga'', An evergreen song by Purandara Dasa commonly sung in Madhyamavathi
* Ninna Olumeinda, Vyasa Badari Nivasa By Vijaya Dasa
* Dasanagu Visheshanagu By Kanaka Dasa
*''Nyayiru Kayathu'', Ancient Tamil Kuṟuntokai poetry by Poet Kayamanar in Sandham- Symphony Meets Classical Tamil by Composer Rajan
*''Alakalalla'', ''Nadupai'' and ''Muchchada brahma'' and ''Rama Katha Sudha'' by Tyagaraja
*''Dharma Samvardhini'', ''mahatripurasundari mamava jagadishvari'' by Muthuswami Dikshitar in Sanskrit
*''Palinchu kamakshi'' by Shyama Sastri in Telugu
*''Kosalendra mamavamita'', ''Bhavaye Padmanabham Iha'', ''Sarasamukha sarasijanabha'' by Swathi Thirunal
*''Ramabhirama'' by Mysore Vasudevachar in Sanskrit
*''Sri Ramani Jaya Tribhuvana'' By Guru Mahipati Dasa
*''Sharavanabhava Guhane'' and ''Karpagame Kan'' by Papanasam Sivan in Tamil
*''Akhilanda Nayaka'' by Thulasivanam in Sanskrit
*''Sri Chamundeswarim Bhajeham Santatam'' by Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar in Sanskrit
*''Vidachi sukhimpave'' and '' Devi parvati'' by Saint Gnanananda Teertha (Ogirala Veera Raghava Sarma) in Telugu
*''Shankari ShrI Rajarajeshvari'', ''Aadathu Asangaathu Vaa Kanna'' by Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi in Tamil
*''Marali Marali Jayamangalam'', ''Adivo Alladivo'', ''Choodaramma Satulala'', ''Alara Chanchala'' by Annamacharya in Telugu
*''Santoshi Mata'' by Kalyani Varadarajan
*''Shri Parameshwaram Chinmaya tava'', ''Shri Rama Jaya Bhuma'', ''Shrimat Tripurasundari Amba'' by Muthiah Bhagavatar
*''Bhajamahe Shri Tripurasundari'' by Hari Sundareswara Sharma in Sanskrit
*''Vinayakuni''

Madhyamvathi
(instrumental bansuri) by one of the mediators in Isha yoga center.
* Radha vadhana an ashtapati by jeyadeva

Film songs

Language: Tamil

Language: Kannada

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Telugu

Non-film songs

Related rāgas

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

''Graha bhedam''

''Madhyamavati's'' notes when shifted using ''Graha bhedam'', yields 4 other major pentatonic rāgas, namely, '' Mohanam'', '' Hindolam'', '' Shuddha Saveri'' and '' Udayaravichandrika'' (also known as ''Shuddha Dhanyasi''). ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāga. For more details and illustration of this concept refer '' Graha bhedam on Mohanam''.

Scale similarities

*'' Kedaragaula'' is a rāgam\ which has the ascending scale of ''Madhyamavati'' and descending scale of ''Harikambhoji''. Its ' structure is :
*''Manirangu'' is a rāga which has ''gāndhāram'' in the descending scale, while all other notes in both the ascending and descending scale are same as ''Madhyamavati''. Its ' structure is :
*'' Revati'' is a rāga which has ''shuddha rishabham'' in place of ''chatushruti rishabham'' in the scale, while all other notes are same as ''Madhyamavati''. Its ' structure is :
*''Brindāvana Sāranga'' is also a rāga that has some similarities in scale with ''Madhyamavati''. Its ' structure is :
*''Andolika'' is an asymmetric rāga which has ''chatusruti dhaivata'' in place of ''panchama'' only in the descending scale, while all other notes are same as ''Madhyamavati''. Its ' structure is :

Notes

References

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Janya ragas
Janya ragas (kharaharapriya)