Revagupti
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Revagupti(pronouncedrēvagupti) is arāgaminCarnatic music(musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a pentatonic scale (audavarāgam orowdavarāgam). It is ajanyarāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the sevenswaras(musical notes).
It is a morning rāgam.[1][2]The similar scales inHindustani musicareRewaandBibhas.[2]
Structure and Lakshana
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Revaguptiis a symmetric rāgam that does not containmadhyamamornishādham.It is a symmetric pentatonic scale (audava-audavaragam[1][2]in Carnatic music classification –audavameaning 'of 5'). Its ascending and descending scale (ārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure) is as follows:
The notes used in this scale areshadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamamandshuddha dhaivatham,as perCarnatic musicnotation and terms for theswaras.Revaguptiis considered ajanyarāgam ofMayamalavagowla,the 15thMelakartarāgam, though it can be derived from 5 other melakarta rāgams by dropping both themadhyamamandnishādham.
Popular Compositions
[edit]Here are a few songs composed inRevagupti.[1]
- Gopalaka Pahimamis popular krithi rendered in this raga nowadays, though originally it was set in the raga Bhupalam by MaharajaSwathi Thirunal
- Griha bala memicomposed byTyagaraja
- Sada vinatu sadarebyMuthuswami Dikshitar
- Ni vera ganidhi and PurushottamudabyAnnamacharya
Film Songs
[edit]Related rāgams
[edit]This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Scale similarities
[edit]- Bhupalamrāgam differs fromRevaguptionly by thegāndhāram.It usessadharana gāndhāraminstead ofantara gāndhāramand itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure is S R1 G2 P D1 S: S D1 P G2 R1 S[1][2]
- Bhaulirāgam uses an additionalnishadamin descending scale, in comparison toRevagupti.Itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure is S R1 G3 P D1 S: S N3 D1 P G3 R1 S[2]
- Karnataka Shuddha Saverirāgam usesshuddha madhyamamin place ofantara gandharamofRevagupti.Itsārohaṇa-avarohaṇastructure is S R1 M1 P D1 S: S D1 P M1 R1 S