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Article: The table of the seven notes and their names
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| By Haresh Bakshi
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| Note Name |
Short form |
Pronounced
as |
Western Name |
| Shadja |
S
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Sa
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Do
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| Rishabha |
R
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Ri/Re
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Re
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| Gandhara |
G
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Ga
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Mi
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| Madhyama |
m
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Ma
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Fa
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| Panchama |
P
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Pa
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So
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| Dhaivata |
D
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Dha
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La
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| Nishada |
N
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Ni
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Ti
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Table 1:
Indian Classical Music: The seven notes and their names
Short forms
used: ICM for Indian classical music; KM for Karnatic music (of South
India); HM for Hindustani music (of North India).
The following
seven notes (sapta swara-s) comprise the heptave?? (saptaka) in
ICM:
The full
Sanskrit names of those notes, respectively, are shadja, rishabha,
gandhara, madhyama, panchama, dhaivata, and nishada. When singing, they are pronounced, respectively, as Sa, Ri (in KM)/Re (in HM), Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, and
Ni.
The
corresponding Western names are Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La, and Ti.
2003/11/24
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