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Raga Classification and the 72 Melakarta Scheme
Music: Indian Music - Carnatic · Chapter 3 · Raga classification and raga lakshanas
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- Janaka (melakarta) and janya ragas; conditions of a melakarta
- Classification of janya ragas: varja (audava, shadava), vakra, upanga and bhashanga
- Construction of the 72 melakartas: sixteen svara names, shuddha and prati madhyama halves
- The twelve chakras: names and their basis
- The Katapayadi formula and its application
- Writing a raga lakshana: mela, arohana-avarohana, jiva and nyasa svaras, gamakas, sanchara, compositions