Melakarta

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musical scale system
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Mela system
gptkbp:basisFor Janya ragas
gptkbp:class parent raga
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Venkatamakhin
Chaturdandi Prakasika
gptkbp:eachScaleHas 7 notes
all 7 swaras in both arohana and avarohana
gptkbp:eachScaleIs sampoorna raga
gptkbp:has72Scales yes
gptkbp:hasSubgroup Non-vivadi Melakarta
Vivadi Melakarta
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Melakarta
gptkbp:influencedBy ancient Indian music theory
gptkbp:noteOrder ascending and descending
gptkbp:numberOfScales 72
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:South_India
gptkbp:relatedTo Hindustani thaat system
gptkbp:usedBy Carnatic composers
gptkbp:usedFor raga classification
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Carnatic_music
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Charukesi
gptkb:Intangible_Cultural_Heritage_(Carnatic_music)
gptkb:Shanmukhapriya
gptkb:Shivapanthuvarali
gptkb:Shivapantuvarali
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7