Vasantha (raga)


Vasantha is a raga in Carnatic music. It is a janya raga of Suryakantam, the 17th Melakarta raga. According to P|Subba Rao, majority opinion is that the raga is derived from Mayamalavagowla, the 15th Melakarta raga.
Vasantha is suitable to be sung in evening and is considered an auspicious raga.

Structure

Vasantha is an asymmetric scale that does not contain panchamam. It is called a vakra audava-shadava raga,malathiga structure is as follows :
This scale uses the notes shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kakali nishadam.

Popular compositions

Vasantha has ample scope for alapana. This scale has been used by many composers for compositions in classical music. Here are some popular compositions in Vasantha.

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Related ragas

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

Scale similarities