Kokilapriya (The one dear to the koel) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 11th Melakarta rÃÂgam in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. The 11th rÃÂgam in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music is called KokilÃÂravam.
It is the 5th rÃÂgam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The mnemonic name is Netra-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dha na. Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on below notation and terms):
(This scale uses the notes shuddha rishabham, sadharana gandharam, shuddha madhyamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham, kakali 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 shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Suvarnangi, which is the 47th melakarta.
KokilÃÂravam is the 11th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the scales are vakra (zig-zag in phrases of the scale). It is an shadava-sampurna raga (6 notes in ascending scale, while full 7 are used in descending scale).
Kokilapriya has a few minor janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÃÂgams for full list of rÃÂgams associated with this scale.
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Kokilapriya.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Kokilapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Rishabhapriya 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. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Kokilapriya.