Kiravani

carnatic

கிரவாணி

Classification

Melakarta

#21

Scale

Ārohana (Ascending)

S R2 G2 M1 P D1 N3 S'

Avarohana (Descending)

S' N3 D1 P M1 G2 R2 S

Characteristic Notes

Vadi (King)

P (Pancham)

Samvadi (Queen)

S (Shadja)

About

The 21st melakarta. Has a unique emotional quality; the combination of komal Ga, komal Dha with Kakali Nishad gives it a plaintive, searching character. Equivalent to the Western harmonic minor scale.

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