Shree (Carnatic raga)

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Shri ragam is an ancient ragam in the Carnatic tradition. It is also written as Sri or Sreeraga.Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications This scale does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the ascending scale. Shree is the asampurna melakartha equivalent of Kharaharapriya, the 22nd Melakarta rāgam.Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras It is the last of the 5 Ghana rāgams of Carnatic music. It is a popular rāgam that is considered to be highly auspicious.

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

File:Madhyamavati scale.svg scale, shown here with shadjam at C]]

File:Kharaharapriya scale.svg

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), 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):

ārohaṇa: {{svaraC|S|R2|M1|P|N2|S'|foot=yes}}
avarohaṇa: {{svaraC|S'|N2|P|M1|R2|G2|R2|S|foot=yes}} (or) {{svaraC|S'|N2|P|D2|N2|P|M1|R2|G2|R2|S|foot=yes}}

This scale uses the notes chatushruti rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam, chatushruti dhaivatam and kaisiki nishadam.

Popular compositions

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 tuned by Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar
The fifth Pancharatna Kriti Endaro Mahanubhavulu composed by Tyagaraja in Telugu, the last of the 5 Thiruvarur Pancharatna Krithis
Nama Kumusumamula, Yuktamu Gaadhu 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 and Ramam Bhajatha Manuja by Papanasam Sivan in Tamil
Karuna Cheyvan Enthu by Irayimman Thampi in Malayalam-originally in Yadukulakamboji
Mahaganapathe by R N Doraiswamy

Film Songs

=Language:[[Tamil Language|Tamil]]=

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!Song

!Movie

!Year

!Composer

!Singer

Deviyar Iruvar

|Kalai Kovil

|1964

|Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy

|P. Susheela

Ulagin Mudalisai(Hindi lines in Ragam Pahadi)

|Thavapudhalavan

|1972

|rowspan="3"|M. S. Viswanathan

|T. M. Soundararajan, P. B. Srinivas

Sugamana Ragangale(Pallavi only)

|Miruthanga Chakravarthi

|1983

|Vani Jairam

Ninaivaale

|Andaman Kadhali

|1978

|K.J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam

Sugaraagame Yen(Ragam Manirangu)

|Kanni Rasi

|1985

|rowspan=9|Ilayaraja

|Malaysia Vasudevan, Vani Jairam

Solam Vidhakayile

|16 Vayathinile

|1977

|Illayaraja

Saamakozhi Koovudhamma

|Ponnu Oorukku Pudhusu

|Ilayaraja, S. P. Sailaja

Kandane Engum

|Kaatrinile Varum Geetham

|1978

|S. Janaki, Vani Jairam(Pathos)

Poovana Enna Thottu

|Ponmana Selvan

|1989

|Mano, Vani Jairam

Devi Durga Devi

|En Padal Unakaga

|Mano, K.S. Chitra

Nee Pogum Pathayil

|Gramatthu Minnal

|1987

|Malaysia Vasudevan, K.S. Chitra

Vaadi Yen Sengamalam

|Raasukutti

|1992

|Minmini

Perai Chollava

|Guru

|1980

|rowspan=2|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki

Kondai Seval Koovum

|Enga Chinna Rasa

|rowspan=2|1987

|Shankar–Ganesh

Thodu Vaanam Nijamalla

|Kavithai Paada Neramillai

|L. Vaidyanathan

|rowspan=2|S. Janaki

Andhi Malai Kovil

(Inspired from Endaro mahanubhavulu By Thyagaraja)

Andhi Malai(Album song)

|1992

|Ouseppachan(Keyboard By AR Rahman)

Theendai Mei Theendai

|En Swasa Kaatre

|1999

|A. R. Rahman

|rowspan="3"|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chitra

Selai Kattum

|Kodi Parakuthu

|1988

|Hamsalekha

Kaakai Chiraginile

|Purusha Lakshanam

|1993

|rowspan="4"|Deva

Pacha Marikozhundhu

|Veeram Vilanja Mannu

|1998

|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Anuradha Sriram

Manase Manase

|Nenjinile

|1999

|P. Unnikrishnan, K. S. Chitra

Cochin Madapura

|Unnudan

|1998

|P. Unnikrishnan, Swarnalatha

Suttipoove

|Kaivantha Kalai

|2006

|Dhina

|Karthik, Sadhana Sargam

Sinthamani Sinthamani

|Aahaa Enna Porutham

|1997

|Vidyasagar

|Hariharan, S. Janaki

Thodu Thodu Vaa Mella

|Dharma Devathai

|1986

|Raveendran

|K. J. Yesudas, S. Janaki

Ottiyaanam Senju

|Arul

|2004

|rowspan=2|Harris Jayaraj

|Hariharan, Srimathumitha

Anbae Anbae

|Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal

|2014

|Harish Raghavendra, Harini

Pooncholai Kiliye

|Aran

|2006

|Joshua Sridhar

|Karthik, Asha G. Menon

Tamil Devotional Songs

class="wikitable"

!Song

!Album

!Composer

!Singer

Aadhaaram Neeyae

|Sri Guru Bhagavan

| Veeramani Kannan

|S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

Related rāgams

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

= Scale similarities =

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

Notes

References

Category:Janya ragas

Category:Janya ragas (kharaharapriya)