Latangi (pronounced latÃÂngi) is a ragam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is the 63rd Melakarta rÃÂgam in the 72 melakarta rÃÂgam system of Carnatic music. It is called Geetapriya or Gitapriya in the Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music.
It is the 3rd rÃÂgam in the 11th chakra Rudra. The mnemonic name is Rudra-Go. The mnemonic phrase is sa ri gu mi pa dha nu. 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 chathusruthi rishabham, antara gandharam, prati madhyamam, shuddha 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 prati madhyamam equivalent of Sarasangi, which is the 27th melakarta.
Latangi has a few minor janya rÃÂgams (derived scales) associated with it. See List of janya rÃÂgams for full list of rÃÂgams associated with Latangi.
Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Latangi.
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.
Latangi's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields 2 other melakarta rÃÂgams, namely, Sooryakantam and Senavati. 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 Sooryakantam.