Vasanta
Indian Classical Raga
Vasantha is a janya raga in Carnatic music; sources disagree on its melakarta parent (see notes). It is a vakra audava-shadava raga that omits panchamam entirely. It is considered an auspicious raga and is traditionally sung in the evening. Its name refers to spring.
Scale
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View all compositions →Composer: Annamaacaarya
Composer: Paapanaasam Shivan
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: Annamaacaarya
Composer: Suddhaananda Bhaarati
Composer: Muttuswaamee Dikshitar
Close relatives
Ragas whose scale differs from Vasanta's by a note or two.
- Kamaripriya
uses R2 instead of R1 coming down
- Kovsikadhvani
leaves out R1 coming down
- Sohini
uses M2 instead of M1
- Abhimanini
adds R1 going up; uses G1 instead of G3
- Ahiri Nattai
adds P; leaves out R1 coming down
- Allagadri
uses G2 instead of G3; leaves out N3 going up
Janya ragas of Suryakantam
Other ragas derived from the same parent melakarta (mela 17)