Shivaranjani or Sivaranjani is a musical scale used in Indian classical music. There are two scales, one in Hindustani music and one in Carnatic music. The Hindustani

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 ...

is a pentatonic scale, as is the Carnatic scale categorized as Audava-Audava (''audava'' meaning 'of 5') resulting in 5 notes in the Arohanam and 5 in the Avarohanam.

Hindustani scale

The Hindustani rāga ''Shivaranjani'' belongs to the '' Kaafi thaat'' in terms of classification of the scale.''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras Its structure is as follows: * : * : The ''komal''(soft) ''gandhar''(g) in place of ''shuddh gandhar'' (G) is the difference between this rāga and the global musical scale of '' Bhoop''.

Borrowed into Carnatic music

In Karnatic Music, this is a '' janya'' rāga (derived scale) from 22nd mela-kartha raga Kharaharapriya. It is a ''audava-audava'' rāgam in Carnatic music classification (i.e., a ragam that has five notes in both its arohana and avarohana). Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) using ''swaras'' in Carnatic music notation is as follows: * : * : (the variant notes used in this scale are ''chathusruthi rishabham, sadharana gandharam, chathusruthi dhaivatham'' other than the invariants ''shadjam'' and ''panchamam'')

Popular compositions

*''Kurai ondrum illai'' by Rajaji *''Andavan Ambe'' By Papanasam Sivan *''Antaryami Alasithi Solasithi'' by Annamacharya *''Yamanelli Kanenendu'', ''Aluvudyatako Rangayya'' By Purandara Dasa *''Va Velava'' By MD Ramanathan

Film songs

Tamil

Related rāgams

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

Graha bhedam

''Shivaranjani'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 2 other pentatonic rāgams, namely, ''

Sunadavinodini Sunadavinodini is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an ''audava'' rāgam (or ''owdava'' rāgam, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a ''janya'' rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the sev ...

'' and '' Revati''. ''Graha bhedam'' is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the ''shadjam'' to the next note in the rāgam. See '' Graha bhedam on Shivaranjani'' for more details and an illustration.

Scale similarities

* '' Mohanam'' is a popular rāgam which has the ''antara gandharam'' in place of ''sadharana gandharam''. Its ' structure is S R2 G3 P D2 S : S D2 P G3 R2 S * ''

Abhogi Abhogi () is a raga in Carnatic music and has been adapted to Hindustani music. It is a pentatonic scale, an ''audava'' raga. It is a derived scale (''janya'' raga), as it does not have all the seven ''swaras'' (musical notes). ''Ābhōgi'' has ...

'' is a popular rāgam which has the ''shuddha madhyamam'' in place of ''panchamam''. Its ' structure is S R2 G2 M1 D2 S : S D2 M1 G2 R2 S

Carnatic scale

The Carnatic scale ''Shivaranjani'' is a '' janya'' rāgam (derived scale) associated with the 64th parent scale '' Vachaspati'' (''melakarta''). It has ''vakra prayoga'' (zig-zag notes in its scale and note phrases) and its scale is as follows.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications * : * :

Compositions

The compositions in this scale are: * ''Andavan anbe'' and ''Tarunamidaya dayai'' composed by Papanasam Sivan * ''Maha Tripura Sundari'' Varnam composed by

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Film Songs in Rag Shivaranjani (Hindustani)
{{Rāgas as per Performance Time Hindustani ragas Janya ragas (kharaharapriya) Janya ragas