Simhendramadhyamam

Simhendramadhyamam is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 57th ''melakarta'' rāgam in the 72 ''melakarta'' rāgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Sumadyuti in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.''Ragas in Carnatic music'' by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications''Raganidhi'' by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras It is said to be borrowed into Hindustani music from Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 3rd rāgam in the 10th ''chakra Disi''. The mnemonic name is ''Disi-Go''. The mnemonic phrase is ''sa ri gi mi pa dha nu''. 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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It is also equivalent to Hungarian Minor Scale that is also called as Gypsy Minor Scale in Western Music.

This musical scale uses the notes ''chatushruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha daivatam'' and ''kakali nishadham''. As it is a ''melakarta'' rāgam, by definition it is a ''sampūrṇa'' rāgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the ''prati madhyamam'' equivalent of '' Kiraṇāvali'' ( also known by name kīravāṇi ), which is the 21st ''melakarta''.

''Janya'' rāgams

''Simhendramadhyamam'' has a few minor ''janya'' rāgams (derived scales) associated with it, of which ''Vijaya Saraswati'', a scale first used by Muthiah Bhagavatar is sung in concerts. See List of ''janya'' rāgams for all scales associated with ''Simhendramadhyamam''.

Compositions

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to ''Simhendramadhyamam''.

*''Needu charanamule'' by Tyagaraja
*''Kamakshi Kamakoti peetha vaasini'', ''Neelachala Natham Bhajeham'' and ''Pamarajanapalini'' by Muthuswami Dikshitar (with Raga name ''Sumadyuti'' mudra in it)
*''Ashaindhadum mayil onDru'' by Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi
*''Ninne Nammithi nayya'' by Mysore Vasudevacharya
*''Innum orutharam'' by Muthu Thandavar
*''Ayyappa'' by Yesudas
*''UnnaiyallAl vErE gati'' by Koteeswara Iyer
*''Rama rama guna seema'' by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
*''Marakata Simhasana'' by M. Balamuralikrishna
*''Iha Param yennum'' and ''Nin charana malare'' by Papanasam Sivan

Here two famous Bengali songs composed by Rabindranath Tagore & Kazi Nazrul Islam, set to ''Simhendramadhyamam''.
* Baje Koruno Sure (Rabindra Sangeet)
* Paradesi Megh Jao Re fire (Nazrul Geeti)

Film songs

Language:

Tamil

Related rāgams

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

''Simhendramadhyamam's'' notes when shifted using ''Graha bhedam'', yields 2 other ''melakarta'' rāgams, namely, ''Mayamalavagowla'' and '' Rasikapriya''. ''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 Mayamalavagowla''.

Notes

References

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Melakarta ragas