CarnaticJanya of the 17th melakarta, Suryakantam · Agni chakra
Sowrāshtram
Sowrashtram is a Carnatic janya rāga derived from melakarta 17, Suryakantam. Arohanam: S R1 G3 M1 P M1 D2 N3 Ṡ. Avarohanam: Ṡ N3 D2 N2 D2 P M1 G3 R1 S.
Swara rail · SowrāshtramTempo
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 17 · Suryakantam
- Chakra
- Agni
- Form
- Sampūrṇa · 7 / 7
- Movement
- Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
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Raised vs natural Ma
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Sowrāshtramthis rāga
Natural Ma sits a semitone above Ga and a whole step below Pa: a settled fourth that rests rather than leans.
Scale
ĀrōhaṇamSa1Ri 13Ga 31Ma 1Pa1Ma 12Dha 23Ni 3upper Sa
Avarōhaṇamupper Sa3Ni 32Dha 22Ni 22Dha 2Pa1Ma 13Ga 31Ri 1Sa
8 notes · Sa1Ri 13Ga 31Ma 1Pa2Dha 22Ni 23Ni 3 · Zig-zag (vakra) both ways
From the textbook
Where these notes come from
Wikipedia’s list of janya rāgas and karnatik.com, which agree.
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