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Gambhiranata

Carnatic music
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Gambhiranata is a rāgainCarnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music) and Yakshagana where it is called Naati. It is an audava rāgam (orowdava rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is a janya rāga (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes). Gambhiranata is also known as Shuddha Nata.^[1]

Structure and Lakshana[edit]

Gambhiranata is a symmetric rāga that does not contain rishabhamordhaivatam. It is a pentatonic scale (audava-audava ragam^[1][2] in Carnatic music classification – audava meaning 'of 5'). Its ascending and descending scale structure (ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa) is as follows:

• ārohaṇa : S G₃ M₁ P N₃ Ṡ^[a]
• avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₃ P M₁ G₃ S^[b]

The notes used in this scale are shadjam, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadam (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms). Gambhiranata is considered a janya rāgam of Chalanata, the 36th Melakarta rāgam, though it can be derived from 8 other melakarta rāgams, by dropping both rishabham and dhaivatam.

Popular compositions[edit]

Gambhiranata rāgam lends itself for elaboration due to the pentatonic nature and symmetricity of the scale. The mallari tune played in Nadhaswaram at temple processions are set to this musical scale.^[2] Here are some compositions set to this scale.

• Mudadinda Ninna kondaduvenu: ancient traditional invocation song in Yakshagana.
• Sri jalandharam composed by Jayachamaraja Wodeyar
• Jayadevaki kishorabySwati Tirunal
• Tiru Tiru JavaraleByAnnamacharya
• Sharanambe vanibyPurandaradasa
• Enu Sadhana MadiByBannanje Govindacharya
• Ini aedu kavalaibyPeriyasaamy Thooran
• Varnam – Amma AnandadayinibyM. Balamuralikrishna
• GirijaramanabyMysore Vasudevachar
• Kalinga Narthana Thillana and Sri Vighna rajam bhaje- Othukkadu venkata kavi

Film songs[edit]

Language: Tamil[edit]

Related rāgams[edit]

Graha bhedam[edit]

Gambhiranata's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields another pentatonic rāgam, Bhupalam. 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 more details and illustration of this concept refer Graha bhedam on Gambhiranata.

• Amritavarshini is a rāgam which has prati madhyamam in place of the shuddha madhyamam. See below table for more details.
• Hamsadhvani is a rāgam which has chathusruthi rishabham in place of the shuddha madhyamam. See below table for more details.

Grahabedam

Scale similarities[edit]

• Nata is a rāgam which has scale of Chalanata, the 36th Melakarta rāgam, in the ascending scale, while retaining the descending scale similar to Gambhiranata. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R3 G3 M1 P D3 N3 S : S N3 P M1 G3 S

Notes[edit]

References[edit]