Kedaram

Kedaram (pronounced kēdāram) is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a derived scale (janya rāgam) from Shankarabharanam, the 29th Melakarta rāgam.[1]

This article is about the raga of Carnatic music. For the Tamil name of Kedah, see History of Kedah.
Kedaram
ArohanamS M₁ G₃ M₁ P N₃ Ṡ
AvarohanamṠ N₃ P M₁ G₃ R₂ S
Carnatic music
Tanjavur-style Tambura
Concepts
Compositions
Instruments
Melody
Sarasvati Vīṇa
Veṇu
Nāgasvaraṃ
Gottuvadhyam (Citra Vīṇa)
Violin
Percussion
Mr̥daṅgaṃ
Ghatam
Morsing
Kanjira
Thavil
Drone
Tambura
Shruti box

Kedaram is similar to Natbehag of Hindustani classical music.[1][2] The Kedar of Hindustani music belongs to Kalyan thaat and is quite different from Kedaram.[1][2]

Structure and Lakshana

Kedaram is an asymmetric scale that does not contain dhaivatam. It is called a vakra audava-shadava rāgam,[1][2] in Carnatic music classification. This classification implies that it has 5 notes in ascending scale with zig-zag notes and 6 notes in descending scale. Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

This scale uses the notes shadjam, chatusruti rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam and kakali nishadam.

Kedaram has been used by many composers for compositions in Carnatic music. Here are some popular compositions in this musical scale.

Film Songs

Language:Tamil
Song Movie Composer Singer
Idhu Oru Ponmalai Nizhalgal Illayaraja S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
Sundari Neeyum Sundaran Michael Madana Kama Rajan Kamal Haasan, S. Janaki
Ennavale Adi Ennavale Kadhalan A. R. Rahman P. Unnikrishnan
Thirakatha Kattukule En Swasa Katre P. Unnikrishnan, K.S. Chitra
En Swasa Kaatre(Neelambari Traces too) M. G. Sreekumar, K.S. Chitra
Porkalam Ange Thenali Srinivas, Gopika Poornima
Raile Raile Five Star Sriram Parasuram & Anuradha Sriram P. Unnikrishnan

Notes
  1. Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: S M G M P N Ṡ
    • Western: C F E F G B C
  2. Alternate notations:
    • Hindustani: Ṡ N P M G R S
    • Western: C B G F E D C

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