Ramapriya

Ramapriya is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 52nd melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta scale system of Carnatic music. It is called Ramāmanōhari in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.

Structure and Lakshana

[Image:Ramapriya scale.svg|thumb|right|300px|Ramapriya scale with shadjam at C]
It is the 4th rāgam in the 9th chakra Brahma. The mnemonic name is Brahma-Bhu. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dhi ni. Its structure is as follows :

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As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Chakravakam, which is the 16th melakarta scale.

''Janya'' rāgams

Ramapriya has a few minor janya rāgams associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with Ramapriya scale.

Compositions

Here are some compositions sung in concerts, set to Ramapriya.

Chalamu Jese by Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna
Rama Bhaktha Hanumantha by Amrutha Venkatesh
Bare Raghuvamsha
Saamodam Paripaalaya by Swathi Thirunal Rama Varma
Mahadevamanisham by Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna
Smaramyaham Sada Rahum, Shringhara Shakthyayudhadhara and Matangi Sri Rajarajeshwari by Muthuswami Dikshitar. Smaramyaham Sada Rahum is disputed to be his disciple's composition by some.
Korinavara Mosagu by Patnam Subramania Iyer
Sandehamunu Deerpavayya by Tyagaraja
Sri Rajarajeshwari by Ponniah Pillai of the Tanjore Quartet
Mangala Vinayakane by Periyasaamy Thooran
Sami Sadha by Koteeswara Iyer

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Ramapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields no other melakarta rāgam, as such a step taken on any of the 6 swarams comes up with scales that do not conform to the melakarta rules. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam.