Bowli
Bowli is a Carnatic raga (also spelled as Bauli[1] or Bhauli[2]). This raga is a janya of the 15th Melakarta raga Mayamalavagowla. This raga is known to be a morning raga.
| Arohanam | S R₁ G₃ P D₁ Ṡ |
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| Avarohanam | Ṡ N₃ D₁ P G₃ R₁ S |
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Structure and Lakshana
Ascending scale with C as Shadjam (tonic note)
Descending scale has one extra note N3
This ragam is an asymmetric scale and is classified as an audava-shadava ragam (five notes in the ascending scale and six notes in the descending scale).[1][2]
- ārohaṇa: S R₁ G₃ P D₁ Ṡ[lower-alpha 1]
- avarohaṇa: Ṡ N₃ D₁ P G₃ R₁ S[lower-alpha 2]
The notes in this scale are shuddha rishabham, antara gandharam, panchamam and shuddha dhaivatam in arohana and additional kakali nishadham in avarohanam.
Select compositions
Kritis
- Sriman Narayana in Adi talam composed by Annamacharya,
- Melukovayya in Jhampa talam composed by Tyagaraja, an utsava sampradaya kriti is well known in this raga.
- Tappulanniyu in Rupakam composed by Muthiah Bhagavatar
- Parvati Nayaka in Adi talam composed by Swati Tirunal[3]
- Elu narayanane in Khanda chapu talam by Kanakadasa in Kannada
- Elu Hanumantha in Mishra Nadai adi by Purandara Dasaru
- Karunanidhiye thaye in Misra Chapu composed by Papanasam Sivan[4]
- Tandanene Ahi in Adi talam composed by Annamacharya
- Sri Parvati Parameshvarau in Adi Talam composed by Muthuswami Dikshitar
Film Songs
Language:Tamil
Related rāgams
This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Scale similarities
- Revagupti is a rāgam which has a symmetrical scale matching the ascending scale of Bowli (nishadham is entirely omitted). Its ārohaṇa-avarohaṇa structure is S R₁ G₃ P D₁ Ṡ[lower-alpha 3]: Ṡ D₁ P G₃ R₁ S[lower-alpha 4]
Notes
- Alternate notations:
- Hindustani: S Ṟ G P Ḏ Ṡ
- Western: C D♭ E G A♭ C
- Alternate notations:
- Hindustani: Ṡ N Ḏ P G Ṟ S
- Western: C B A♭ G E D♭ C
- Alternate notations:
- Hindustani: S Ṟ G P Ḏ Ṡ
- Western: C D♭ E G A♭ C
- Alternate notations:
- Hindustani: Ṡ Ḏ P G Ṟ S
- Western: C A♭ G E D♭ C
References
- Ragas in Carnatic music by Dr. S. Bhagyalekshmy, Pub. 1990, CBH Publications
- Raganidhi by P. Subba Rao, Pub. 1964, The Music Academy of Madras
- "Carnatic Songs – pArvatI nAyaka".
- "#13–Bowli-The Meditative Morning Raga". Anuradha Mahesh. March 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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