Surutti

Surutti is a rāgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the janya ragam of 28th Melakarta rāgam Harikambhoji in the 72 melakarta rāgam system.[1][2] Subbarama Dikshitar classifies this a bhashanga raga.[3] Its a Vakra raga (Zig-zag raga scale with seven notes in Arohana and nine in Avarohana)

Carnatic music
Tanjavur-style tambura
Concepts
Compositions
Instruments
Melody
Sarasvati Vīṇā
Veṇu
Nādasvaraṃ
Goṭṭuvādyaṃ (Citra Vīṇā)
Violin
Percussion
Mr̥daṅgaṃ
Ghaṭaṃ
Morsing
Kanjira
Thavil
Drone
Tambura
Shruti box
Surutti raga's Janaka raga Harikambhoji scale with Shadjam at C
Surutti
ArohanamS R₂ M₁ P N₂ D₂ N₂ Ṡ
AvarohanamṠ N₂ D₂ P M₁ G₃ P M₁ R₂ S
EquivalentMixolydian mode

Parent scale this raga is equalent to Khamaj thaat of Hindustani Music.[2][4] The Janaka raga of this raga is known as Harikedāragowla in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of music.[2][4]

The notes of this raga is equivalent to Mixolydian mode of Western music but note order is zig-zag.

Structure and Lakshana

Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):

(notes used in this scale are chatushruti rishabham, antara gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, panchamam chatushruti daivatam, kaishiki nishadham)

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

Compositions

The Classical compositions in this rāgam

Composition Language Talam Composer Lyrics Singer / Instrumentalist Ref.
Entho Prema Telugu Adi Pallavi Gopala Iyer Pallavi Gopala Iyer L Subramaniam [5]
Sri Venkata Girisa Sanskrit Adi Muthuswami Dikshitar Muthuswami Dikshitar T. M. Krishna [6]

Film Songs
Song Movie Language Composer Lyricist Singer Ref.
Alarshara Parithaapam Kuttyedathi Malayalam M S Baburaj Swathi Thirunal Kalamandalam Saraswathi, Machad Vasanthi [7]
Alarshara Parithaapam Swathi Thirunal Malayalam M B Sreenivasan Swathi Thirunal K J Yesudas, B Arundhathi [7]

See also

References
  1. "Raga Surutti - Raga Surabhi: Raga Surabhi". www.ragasurabhi.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
  3. "suruTTi - Madras Heritage and Carnatic Music". sriramv.com. 3 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  4. Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
  5. "Varnam: Suruti". patantara.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  6. TM Krishna: Raga Suruti, retrieved 19 February 2023
  7. "List of Malayalam Songs by Raga Surutti". en.msidb.org. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
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