Friday, January 13, 2012

sAvEri gItam - Indian and Western notations

Musical name of the work: sAveri gItham.
Literary name of the work: janaka sutA kuca kumkuma.
Genre: South Indian Music. South Indian Classical Music. South Indian Instrumental Music. Carnatic Music Indian and Western Notations.
Author and composer: South Indian Elders of the 19th Century.
Mild editing and digitalisation: ybrao a donkey.
Tune used: called 'sAVEri' in South Indian Music, born from the Mother Tune No. 15 mAyA mALava gouLa. Equivalent HindusthAni ThATh 'bhairav'.
Rhythm used: called rUpaka tALam in South Indian Music and North Indian Music.
Beat: 4+2 or 2+4 or 2+2+2.
Best time to sing: According to North Indian practices, bhairav ThATh tunes are best to sing/play during early mornings. South Indian Music: any time.
Usage: sAvEri is a tune of pathos. Suitable to depic misery and devotion.
Of course, there may be some works where it is used even for depicting bliss and love. After all, the way of the world is: Bliss and Love, and Misery and Pathos follow one another.


>>/g'//f'//e'//c#'//c'/b//g#//f//e//c#//c//b_//g#_//g,,,c
>>/g'//f'//e'//c#'//c'/b//g#//f//e//c#//c//b_//g#_//g,,,c
c',,, ,,,, ,,,, ,,,,
>>/g'//f'//e'//c#'//c'/b//g#//f//e//c#//c//b_//g#_//g,,,c
>>/g'//f'//e'//c#'//c'/b//g#//f//e//c#//c//b_//g#_//g,,,c


Ascendence:
c,c#,f,g,g#,c',,,c.
You will find: 5 tones only i.e. c,c#,f,g,g#- hence penta tonic. Called 'auDavam' in India. No use of gandhAr 'e' and niShAd 'b'.
c',b,g#,g,f,e,c#,c,,,c
You will find: Complete or called 'sampUrNam'. All the 7 tones are used.

ind da_sa rima mA maga gA risa gA riri gA riri pada sA'

literature janaka sutA kuca kumkuma pankita lAm canu rE rE
g#_,c, c#,f, f,,, f,e, e,,, c#,c, e,,, c#,c#, e,,, c#,c#, g,g#, c',,,
g#_,c, c#,f, f,,, f,e, e,,, c#,c, e,,, c#,c#, e,,, c#,c#, g,g#, c',,,

ind dada pama pA pama gari sari pama gari rima gari sasa sA
g#,g#, g,f, g,,, g,f, g,c#, c,c#, g,f, e,c#, c#,f, e,c#, c,c, c,,,
g#,g#, g,f, g,,, g,f, g,c#, c,c#, g,f, e,c#, c#,f, e,c#, c,c, c,,,

ind riri sA ni_da_ sari mA gari mA pada pama pada pA papa
c#,c#, c,,, b_,g#_, c,c#, f,,, e,c#, f,,, g,g#, g,f, g,g#, g,,, g,g,
c#,c#, c,,, b_,g#_, c,c#, f,,, e,c#, f,,, g,g#, g,f, g,g#, g,,, g,g,

ind riri mama pA dapa dapa mA pada sA' nida pada pada mA
c#,c#, f,f, g,,, g#,g, g#,g, f,,, g,g#, c',,, b,g#, g,g#, g,g#, f,,,
c#,c#, f,f, g,,, g#,g, g#,g, f,,, g,g#, c',,, b,g#, g,g#, g,g#, f,,,

ind dapa maga risa rima gari sAc
g#,g, f,e, c#,c, c#,f, e,c#, c,,,c
g#,g, f,e, c#,c, c#,f, e,c#, c,,,c

double speed
g#_c c#f f, fe e, c#c e, c#c# e, c#c# gg# c', g#g# gf g, gf gc# cc# gf ec# c#f ec# cc c, c#c# c, b_g#_ cc# f, ec# f, gg# gf gg# g, gg c#c# ff g, g#g g#g f, gg# c', bg# gg# gg# f, g#g fe c#c c#f ec# c,c

super fast
>>/g#_ //c //c# //f //f/c //f //e //e//c //c# //c //e//c //c# //c# //e//c //c# //c# //g //g# //c'//c //g# //g# //g //f //g//c //g //f //g //c# //c //c# //g //f //e //c# //c# //f //e //c# //c //c //c//c //c# //c# //c//c //b_ //g#_ //c //c# //f//c //e //c# //f//c //g //g# //g //f //g //g# //g//c //g //g //c# //c# //f //f //g//c //g# //g //g# //g //f//c //g //g# //c'//c //b //g# //g //g# //g //g# //f//c //g# //g //f //e //c# //c //c# //f //e //c# //c//cc

>>/g#_ //c //c# //f //f/c //f //e //e//c //c# //c //e//c //c# //c# //e//c //c# //c# //g //g# //c'//c //g# //g# //g //f //g//c //g //f //g //c# //c //c# //g //f //e //c# //c# //f //e //c# //c //c //c//c //c# //c# //c//c //b_ //g#_ //c //c# //f//c //e //c# //f//c //g //g# //g //f //g //g# //g//c //g //g //c# //c# //f //f //g//c //g# //g //g# //g //f//c //g //g# //c'//c //b //g# //g //g# //g //g# //f//c //g# //g //f //e //c# //c //c# //f //e //c# //c//cc
c',,, c'bg#g ,,,, .
>>/g'//f'//e'//c#'//c'/b//g#//f//e//c#//c//b_//g#_//g,,,c
>>/g'//f'//e'//c#'//c'/b//g#//f//e//c#//c//b_//g#_//g,,,c

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