Vishwambari 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 ...

m in

Carnatic music Carnatic music, known as or in the Dravidian languages, 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, an ...

(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 54th ''

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 Vamshavati in

Muthuswami Dikshitar Muthuswami Dikshitar (Mudduswamy Dikshitar)(, 24 March 1776 – 21 October 1835), mononymously Dikshitar, was a South Indian poet, singer and veena player, and a legendary composer of Indian classical music, who is considered one of the musical ...

school of Carnatic music.''Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar Keertanaigal'' by Vidwan A Sundaram Iyer, Pub. 1989, Music Book Publishers, Mylapore, Chennai''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 6th rāgam in the 9th ''chakra Brahma''. The mnemonic name is ''Brahma-Sha''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ra gu mi pa dhu nu''. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see ''swaras'' in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms): * : * : ''Shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shatsruthi dhaivatham'' and ''kakali nishadham'' are the notes used in this scale, other than ''shadjam'' and ''panchamam''. As ''Vishwambari'' is a ''melakarta'', by definition it is a ''sampoorna'' rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of ''

Hatakambari Hatakambari (pronounced Hātakāmbari''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 t ...

'', which is the 18th ''melakarta'' scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

''Vishwambari'' has a few minor ''

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 ...

'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of ''janya'' rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with ''Vishwambari''.

Compositions

A few compositions set to Vishwambari are: *''Vamshavati shiva yuvati'' and ''Bhaktavatsalam'' by

*''Paramananda'' by Koteeswara Iyer *''Vijayatam shri rajarajeswarim'' by Mysore Jayachamaraja Wodeyar

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam. ''Vishwambari'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 minor ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely, ''

Shamalangi Shamalangi or Shyamalangi (pronounced ) is a ragam in Carnatic music (classical music of southern India). It is the 55th in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music, and is called ' in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of that genre.' ...

'' and ''

Ganamoorti Ganamurti (pronounced gānamūrti, meaning ''the idol of music'') is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 3rd ''Melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is cal ...

''. ''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 Ganamoorti''.

Notes

References

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