Nattai

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Nattai is a popular and majestic Carnatic raga often used to open concerts and known for its energetic, auspicious character.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Nattai canonical 2
Nattai (Naṭṭai) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Carnatic raga
melakarta janya raga
belongsToTradition Carnatic music
hasAlternateTransliteration Nattai (Naṭṭai)
linked to: Nattai
hasArohana S R3 G3 M1 P N3 S
hasArohanaNoteCount 5
hasAvarohana S N3 P M1 R3 S
hasAvarohanaNoteCount 7
hasCharacteristicPhrase S N3 P M1 R3 S
S R3 G3 M1 P N3 S
hasComposerAssociation Muthuswami Dikshitar
Papanasam Sivan
Tyagaraja
hasFamousComposition Gajavadana Sammodita
Jagadanandakaraka
Mahaganapatim Manasa Smarami
Swaminatha Paripalaya
hasJanyaType audava–sampurna
hasLanguageAssociation Sanskrit compositions
Tamil compositions
hasMood auspicious
energetic
majestic
hasParentMelakarta Chalanata
hasPerformanceRole concert opener
invocatory pieces
hasRasa mangala (auspicious)
veera (heroic)
hasRegionOfProminence South India
hasScaleType asymmetric
hasSwaras Antara Gandharam (G3)
Kakali Nishadam (N3)
Panchamam (P)
Shadjam
Shatsruti Rishabham (R3)
Shuddha Madhyamam (M1)
hasTimeAssociation often rendered at the beginning of concerts
isConsidered a major raga in Carnatic music
isKnownFor brisk tempo and bright feel
strong emphasis on R3 and N3
isPopularFor mangala (auspicious) pieces
opening Carnatic concerts
isRelatedTo Chalanata melakarta
isUsedFor kritis
tanam and alapana
varnams
isUsedToInvoke Ganesha in many compositions

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nattai hasAlternateTransliteration Nattai (Naṭṭai)
linked to: Nattai
Jagadanandakaraka raga Nattai