72 melakarta system

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical scale system
gptkbp:basisFor janya ragas
systematic raga creation
gptkbp:class parent scale system
gptkbp:dividedInto 12 chakras
gptkbp:documentedIn Chaturdandi Prakasika
gptkbp:eachChakraHas 6 melakartas
gptkbp:eachMelakartaHas 7 notes
gptkbp:eachScaleCalled melakarta
gptkbp:firstMelakarta Kanakangi
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 72 melakarta system
gptkbp:influencedBy ancient Indian music theory
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Venkatamakhin
gptkbp:lastMelakarta gptkb:Rasikapriya
gptkbp:noteOrder ascending and descending same
gptkbp:numberOfScales 72
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:South_India
gptkbp:relatedTo Katapayadi system
gptkbp:usedBy Carnatic composers
gptkbp:usedFor raga classification
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Carnatic_music
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chakravakam
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7