How many Ragas are there in Carnatic Music?
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Carnatic Music is very scientific. Many others here have already mentioned that there are 72 Melakarta(Parent Ragams). These 72 Ragams have all the 7 swaras SRGMPDN in the Aarohanam and Avarohanam. This system is created using the permutation and combination of swaras and swarasthanas. Innumerable Child...
read more Carnatic Music is very scientific. Many others here have already mentioned that there are 72 Melakarta(Parent Ragams). These 72 Ragams have all the 7 swaras SRGMPDN in the Aarohanam and Avarohanam. This system is created using the permutation and combination of swaras and swarasthanas. Innumerable Child Ragams can be derived from the Parent (Melakarta) Ragams. Some of the ways are described below:- 1) By not using all the 7 Swaras of the parent Ragam in Aarohanam and Avarohanam. 2) By not using the same type of swaram in the Aarohanam and Avarohanam ( eg: Daivatham usage in Bhairavi -chathusruthi (D2) in aarohanam and shuddha (D1) in avaroha?am) 3)Irregular sequencing or repetition of swaras (Vakra) in aarohanam/avarohanam eg :- Sahana. Mentioned above are only some of the ways in which Child Ragams are Derived from the Parent Ragam giving birth to INNUMERABLE Ragams in carnatic music. read less
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Venkataramana Kalyanasundaram
Carnatic music vocalist & vocal music teacher
If you ask a question in a general manner the answer is INFINITE. But specifically if you want to filter and tell....You can say 72 Main Ragas...also called THE MELAKARTHA RAGAS or also JANAKA RAGAS. It is a very big subject and can be discussed further....
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72 MELAKARTHA ragas and some among the hundreds of JANYA ragas
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Janaka ragas which also called melakartha ragas are 72.from these janya ragas borned
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Angel John
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72 parental ragas.
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Venkataramana Kalyanasundaram
Carnatic music vocalist & vocal music teacher
As such the number of ragas in Carnatic music are COUNTLESS....INFINITE. Before I attempt to give you the reasoning for the answer being INFINITE....Please give me your background in Carnatic Music. Beause to understand the explanation certain level of knowledge in music theory is a MUST.
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There are 72 melakarta ragas, Janaka ragas (Parent ragas) further classified as Shuddha Madhyama 1-36 and 36-72 Prathi Madhyama ragas. From these very wide range of Janya ragas (Children) are born.
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There are 72 main parent ragas and so many child ragas are there.
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