Vatapi Ganapathim

KritiSanskritIntermediate

Dikshitar’s invocation to Ganesha in Hamsadhwani - very likely the most-performed concert opener in Carnatic music.

Raga

Hamsadhwani

Janya of Sankarabharanam (#29) · audava

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Tala

Adi Tala

8 beats - 8 beats - chatusra Triputa, the workhorse of Carnatic music.

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Composer

Muthuswami Dikshitar

1775-1835 · Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu

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The raga's scale

SR₂G₃PN₃Ṡ

ṠN₃PG₃R₂S

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Chatusra Jathi Triputa Tala (Adi Tala)

8 beats · pattern | O O

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Laghu

1234

Dhrutam

TalaJathi

Tempo80 BPM

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