Mohanam
Sign in to saveMohanam is a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an audava rāga (or owdava rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is usually described as a janya rāga of Harikamboji (28th Melakartha Raga). However, alternate opinions suggest that Mechakalyani or even Shankarabharanam may be a more appropriate classification based on the lakshana of the raga.
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Structure and Lakshana
- Popular compositions
- Compositions
- Tamil movie songs in Mohanam
- Kannada Film Songs
- Malayalam Film songs in Mohanam (Selected)
- Telugu Film Songs
- Related rāgas
- ''Graha bhedam''
- Scale similarities
- Notes
- References
Mohanam is a raga in Carnatic music (musical scale of South Indian classical music). It is an audava rāga (or owdava rāga, meaning pentatonic scale). It is usually described as a janya rāga of Harikamboji (28th Melakartha Raga). However, alternate opinions suggest that Mechakalyani or even Shankarabharanam may be a more appropriate classification based on the lakshana of the raga.
The equivalent of Mohanam in Hindustani music is Bhoop (or Bhopali).
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