Kokilapriya


Kokilapriya is a rāgam in Carnatic music. It is the 11th Melakarta rāgam in the 72 melakarta rāgam system of Carnatic music. The 11th rāgam in Muthuswami Dikshitar school of Carnatic music is called Kokilāravam.

Structure and Lakshana

It is the 5th rāgam in the 2nd chakra Netra. The mnemonic name is Netra-Ma. The mnemonic phrase is sa ra gi ma pa dha na. Its structure is as follows :
As it is a melakarta rāgam, by definition it is a sampoorna rāgam. It is the shuddha madhyamam equivalent of Suvarnangi, which is the 47th melakarta.

Asampurna Melakarta

Kokilāravam is the 11th Melakarta in the original list compiled by Venkatamakhin. The notes used in the scale are the same, but the scales are vakra. It is an shadava-sampurna raga.
Kokilapriya has a few minor janya rāgams associated with it. See List of janya rāgams for full list of rāgams associated with this scale.

Compositions

Here are a few common compositions sung in concerts, set to Kokilapriya.
Muthuswami Dikshitar's composition Kodandarama is set to Kokilāravam rāgam.

Related rāgams

This section covers the theoretical and scientific aspect of this rāgam.
Kokilapriya's notes when shifted using Graha bhedam, yields Rishabhapriya melakarta rāgam. Graha bhedam is the step taken in keeping the relative note frequencies same, while shifting the shadjam to the next note in the rāgam. For further details and an illustration refer Graha bhedam on Kokilapriya.