Kalyanavasantam (also written as kalyanavasantham) is a rÃÂgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rÃÂgam (derived scale) from the 21st melakarta scale Keeravani. It is a janya scale, as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes) in the ascending scale. It is a combination of the pentatonic scale Chandrakauns of Hindusthani music and the sampurna raga scale Keeravani.
Kalyanavasantam is an asymmetric rÃÂgam that does not contain rishabham or panchamam in the ascending scale. It is an audava-sampurna rÃÂgam (or owdava rÃÂgam, meaning pentatonic ascending scale). Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows:
The notes used in this scale are shadjam, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, shuddha dhaivatham and kakali nishadham in ascending scale, with panchamam and chathusruthi rishabham included in descending scale. For the details of the notations and terms, see swaras in Carnatic music.
There are a few compositions set to Kalyanavasantam rÃÂgam.
Here are some popular kritis composed in Kalyanavasantam.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.