Shree (Carnatic raga)
Arohanam | S R₂ M₁ P N₂ Ṡ |
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Avarohanam | Ṡ N₂ P M₁ R₂ G₂ R₂ S |
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Shri ragam is an ancient ragam in the Carnatic tradition. It is also written as Sri or Shree.[1] This scale does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the ascending scale.[1] Shree is the asampurna melakartha equivalent of Kharaharapriya, the 22nd Melakarta rāgam.[1][2] It is the last of the 5 Ghana rāgams of Carnatic music.[1] It is a popular rāgam that is considered to be highly auspicious.[2]
Notably, Carnatic Shree takes the lower madhyamam being the asampurna scale equivalent of Kharaharapriya. It is not related to the Hindustani raga, Shree.
Structure and Lakshana
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Shree is an asymmetric rāgam that does not contain gāndhāram or dhaivatam in the ascending scale. It is a audava-vakra-sampurna rāgam (or owdava, meaning pentatonic in ascending scale),[1] where vakra indicates the zig-zag nature of jumping notes in descending scale. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
This scale uses the notes chatushruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chatushruti dhaivatam and kaisiki nishadam.
Popular compositions
[edit]Shree rāgam has been decorated with compositions by many composers. A few of the popular kritis are listed here.
- Sami ninnekori, a Varnam by Karur Devudu Iyer in Telugu
- Mayanai - 5th Thiruppavai by Andal
- The fifth Pancharatna Kriti Endaro mahanubhavulu composed by Tyagaraja in Telugu, the last of the 5 gems
- Nama kumusumamula, Yuktamu gAdu by Tyagaraja in Telugu
- Sri Varalakshmi, Sri Muladhara Chakra Vinayaka , Sri Kamalambike, Sri Abhayamba, Sri Vishvanatham Bhaje, Tyagaraja Mahadhvajaaroha and Kameshvarena Samrakshitoham by Muthuswami Dikshitar in Sanskrit
- Karuna judu ninnu by Shyama Shastri in Telugu
- Vanajasana Vinuta composed by Subbaraya Shastri in Telugu
- Bhavayami Nanda and Reena Madadritha by Swathi Thirunal
- Vande Vasudevam (Sanskrit), Dinamu Dwadasi Nedu (Telugu), O! Pavanatmaja O! Ghanuda (Telugu) by Annamacharya
- Bandanene Ranga (9th Navaratna Malike), Adi Varahana (very rare composition on Lord Varaha) by Purandara Dasa in Kannada
- Mangalam Arul by Papanasam Sivan in Tamil
- Karuna Cheyvan Enthu by Irayimman Thampi in Malayalam
Film Songs
[edit]Tamil Devotional Songs
[edit]Song | Album | Composer | Singer |
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Aadhaaram Neeyae | Sri Guru Bhagavan | Veeramani Kannan | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam |
Related rāgams
[edit]This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Scale similarities
[edit]- Madhyamavati is a rāgam which has a symmetric ascending and descending scale, which matches the ascending scale of Shree. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 R2 S
- Manirangu is a rāgam which has gāndhāram in the descending scale, while all other notes in both the ascending and descending scale are same as Madhyamavati. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R2 M1 P N2 S : S N2 P M1 G2 R2 S