Malayamarutam is a rÃÂgam in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is a janya rÃÂgam (derived scale), as it does not have all the seven swaras (musical notes). This scale is used in Hindustani music in recent years by instrumentalists. This is a morning raga and regularly used in programmes and functions of the mornings.
Malayamarutam is a symmetric rÃÂgam that does not contain madhyamam. It is a hexatonic scale (shadava-shadava rÃÂgam in Carnatic music classification). Its ' structure (ascending and descending scale) is as what follows (see swaras in Carnatic music for details on the below notation and terms):
The notes used in this scale are shadjam, shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamam, chathusruthi dhaivatham and kaisiki nishadam. Malayamarutam is considered a janya rÃÂgam of Chakravakam, the 16th Melakarta rÃÂgam, though it can be derived from Ramapriya also, by dropping madhyamam.
Malayamarutam is a pleasing scale, but has only a few compositions in classical music. It has been used to score film music as well. Here are some popular kritis composed in Malayamarutam:
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rÃÂgam.