Nottuswaras - Shyamale Meenakshi - (Twinkle Twinkle Little Star/ Ah! vous dirai-je, Maman)
Channel: Gandharvaveda School of Music
Date: 2022-05-03

Notuswaras were a set of 39 compositions written by Shri Muthuswami Dikshitar. Among these, 33 of the compositions were documented by Sri Subbarama Dikshitar in the book Prathama Abhyasa Pustakamu. These are simple melodies inspired from Scottish and  Irish tunes whose lyrics follow the stotra literature and are written in Sanskrit. The pitch intervals correspond to the C major scale/ Shankarabharana Raga. However, the compositions do not use any of the gamakas typically found in Shankarabharanam. These are typically taught as beginners lessons in carnatic music. 
Additionally, other compositions based on western notes by other composers are also called as Notuswaras