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Malayamarutam is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rāgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes). This scale is used in Hindustani music in recent years by instrumentalists. This is a morning raga and regularly used in programmes and functions of the mornings.

Structure and Lakshana

Malayamarutam is a symmetric rāgam that does not contain madhyamam. It is a hexatonic scale (shadava-shadava rāgam in Carnatic music classification). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

• ārohaṇa : S R₁ G₃ P D₂ N₂ Ṡ
• avarohaṇa : Ṡ N₂ D₂ P G₃ R₁ S

The notes used in this scale are shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadam. Malayamarutam is considered a janya rāgam of Chakravakam, the 16th Melakarta rāgam, though it can be derived from Ramapriya also, by dropping madhyamam.

Popular compositions

Malayamarutam is a pleasing scale, but has only a few compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music as well. Here are some popular kritis composed in Malayamarutam.

• "Dhanyadevudo"by Patnam Subramania Iyer
• Manasa Etulothune by Tyagaraja
• Karpaga Manohara by Papanasam Sivan
• Karunaanidiye Eesha and Smarane Onde by Purandara Dasa
• Anumane Saamikindha by Arunachala Kavi
• Dayai puriya by Mayuram vedanayagampillai
• Chandiran oli by Subramanya Bharati
• Navaratna Vilasa by Kalyani Varadarajan
• Film song:Usha Kiranangal(Guruvayoor Kesavan-G Devarajan Master)
• Film song: Pularkala sundara (Oru Maymasa Pulariyil)

Film Songs

Language:Tamil

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.

Scale similarities

• Valaji is a rāgam which does not have shuddha rishabham in both ascending and descending scales compared to Malayamarutam. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S G3 P D2 N2 S : S N2 D2 P G3 S
• Rasikaranjani is a ragam that does not have the nishadham in both arohana and avarohana compared to Malayamarutam.

Notes

1. Alternate notations:
   • Hindustani: S Ṟ G P D Ṉ Ṡ
   • Western: C D♭ E G A B♭ C
2. Alternate notations:
   • Hindustani: Ṡ Ṉ D P G Ṟ S
   • Western: C B♭ A G E D♭ C

References

1. ^ Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
2. ^ Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications

• Janya ragas