Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Simmendra Madhyamam

ārohaṇa: S R2 G2 M2 P D1 N3 S
avarohaṇa: S N3 D1 P M2 G2 R2 S

This is the 57th Melakartha. It has very few janyas so it's not as popular as a parent (or janaka) raga. By its own merit, it is often sung as a main piece in concerts and also quite often used on Ragam Thanam Pallavi. More on Ragam Thanam Pallavi in a later post.

It is very closely related to Shanmukapriya (56th mela) and differs from it only in the N. This causes it to be confused with Shanmukapriya more often than not if the musician is not careful about bringing out the N3 in the rendition.

Rendition of SM on Sax
http://www.musicindiaonline.com/p/x/pJX00I5jZS.As1NMvHdW/

Songs in SM from Films


Listen to the violins and the flute at the beginning

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