CarnaticJanya of the 51st melakarta, Kāmavardhini · Brahma chakra
Kumudhakriyā
Kumudhakriya is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 51, Pantuvarali. Arohanam: S R1 G3 M2 D1 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D1 M2 G3 R1 S.
Swara rail · KumudhakriyāTempo
Numbers between pads count the semitones from one note to the next. Play from your keyboard with A W S E D F T G Y H U J K.Pitch rises upward. Numbers beside the pads count the semitones between neighbouring notes.
- Parent
- Mela 51 · Pantuvarāḷi
- Chakra
- Brahma
- Form
- Auḍava–Ṣāḍava · 5 / 6
- Movement
- Straight up and down
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Raised vs natural Ma
Lower Ma by a semitone, then play both versions.
Kumudhakriyāthis rāga
Raised Ma sits a whole step above Ga, then just one semitone below Pa. That narrow pull up to Pa is the brightness of the raised fourth.
Scale
ĀrōhaṇamSa1Ri 13Ga 32Ma 21Dha 1upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa3Ni 31Dha 12Ma 23Ga 31Ri 1Sa
6 notes · Sa1Ri 13Ga 32Ma 21Dha 13Ni 3 · Straight up and down
From the textbook
Where these notes come from
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.
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