Dhavalambari (pronounced ) is a rÃÂgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 49th Melakarta rÃÂgam in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. It is called or in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
It is the 1st rÃÂgam in the 9th chakra Brahma. The mnemonic name is Brahma-Pa. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gu mi pa dha na. Its structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
(the notes used in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham, shuddha nishadham)
As it is a melakarta rÃÂgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rÃÂgam (has all seven notes in ascending and descending scale). It is the prati madhyamam equivalent of Gayakapriya, which is the 13th melakarta.
Dhavalambari has a few minor janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÃÂgams for all janya rÃÂgams associated with Dhavalambari.
A few compositions set to Dhavalambari are:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Dhavalambari's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields no other melakarta rÃÂgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rÃÂgam.