Surutti

{{Short description|A Janya raga of Carnatic music}}

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{{Infobox ragam|name=Surutti|synonym=|image_name=|image_alt=|mela=|chakra=|type=|arohanam={{svaraC|S|R2|M1|P|N2|D2|N2|S'}}|avarohanam={{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|M1|G3|P|M1|R2|S}}|jeeva=|chhaya=|nyasa=|vishesha=|equivalent=Mixolydian mode|similar=}}Surutti is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the janya ragam of 28th Melakarta rāgam Harikambhoji in the 72 melakarta rāgam system.{{Cite web |title=Raga Surutti - Raga Surabhi: Raga Surabhi |url=https://www.ragasurabhi.com/carnatic-music/raga/raga--surutti.html |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=www.ragasurabhi.com}} Subbarama Dikshitar classifies this a bhashanga raga.{{Cite web |date=2013-04-03 |title=suruTTi - Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music |url=https://sriramv.com/2013/04/03/surutti/ |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=sriramv.com |language=en-US}} Its a Vakra raga (Zig-zag raga scale with seven notes in Arohana and nine in Avarohana)

Parent scale this raga is equivalent to Khamaj thaat of Hindustani Music.Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH PublicationsRaganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras The Janaka raga of this raga is known as Harikedāragowla in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music.

The notes of this raga is equivalent to Mixolydian mode of Western music but note order is zig-zag.

Structure and Lakshana

Its {{IAST|ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa}} structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

  • Arohana: {{svaraC|S|R2|M1|P|N2|D2|8=N2|9=S'|foot=yes}}
  • Avarohana: {{svaraC|S'|N2|D2|P|M1|G3|P|M1|R2|S|foot=yes}}

(notes used in this scale are chatushruti rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam chatushruti daivatam, kaishiki nishadham)

Notes

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Compositions

The Classical compositions in this rāgam:

  • Sri Venkatesa Girisham, Angarakam Ashrayamyaham, Balasubrahmanyam Bhajeham, Sri Vanchanatham by Muthuswami Dikshitar (Sanskrit)
  • Geetarthamu, Ramachandra Nee Daya, Verevvare Gati by Tyagaraja Swami (Telugu)
  • Manamalar Alithu by Thanjavur Shankara Iyer (Tamil)
  • Padam - Indendhu Vachitivira (Telugu) by Kshetrayya or Melattur Kashinathayya (Disputed)
  • Varnam - Entho Prema (Telugu) by Pallavi Gopala Iyer
  • Varnam - Sami Nee Todi (Telugu) by Pallavi Seshaiyyer

Film Songs

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Alarshara Parithaapam

|Kuttyedathi

|Malayalam

|M S Baburaj

|Swathi Thirunal

|Kalamandalam Saraswathi, Machad Vasanthi

|{{Cite web |title=List of Malayalam Songs by Raga Surutti |url=https://en.msidb.org/songs.php?tag=Search&raga=Surutti&limit=7&page_num=1&sortorder=4&sorttype=2 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=en.msidb.org}}

Alarshara Parithaapam

|Swathi Thirunal

|Malayalam

|M B Sreenivasan

|Swathi Thirunal

|K J Yesudas, B Arundhathi

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See also

References

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Category:Janya ragas

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