S-r-g-mM-P-d-nN-S
A double-ma, double-ni Todi variant linked to 18th-century composer Naimat Khan ‘Sadarang’ and his nephew Feroze Khan ‘Adarang’, who served at the court of Mughal Emperor (and prolific arts patron) Muhammad Shah. While the raga’s historical lineage remains half-sketched, Ali Akbar Khan took to performing it later in his career. Sometimes given the alternate title of ‘Turki’ or ‘Turusk’ Todi (a name which appears in the 13th-century Sangita Ratnakara – although it is unclear what connection this may have to the modern form).
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—Ali Akbar Khan (~1980s)—
[gat, e.g. 1:05] r gP(M)d, d, d, n\d d\P, P, P, Md/n n, n\d d\M, M\g, rgrS, r/Mg g, (N)S S, r gP(M)d, d, d…
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Swaras: -4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10+
Sapta: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM
Uttarang: PDNS | PDS | PNS | DNS
Varjit: Re | Ga | Ma | Pa | Dha | Ni
Double: rR | gG | mM | dD | nN
Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact
Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra
Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row
Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.
Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna
Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2
Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night
Murchana: Bhup. | Bihag | Bilaw. | Charu.
Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi
Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball
Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern
Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang
Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S-r-g-mM-P-d-nN-S
• Reverse: SrRGmMPDNS (=none)
• Inverse: Dha; SmPS (=none)
• Imperfect: 1 (Pa)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (g—D)
• Murchanas: Jaijaiwanti set
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Shubhapantuvarali)
S-R1-G2-M1-M2-P-D1-N2-N3-S
• Jazz: Phrygian (dbl. 4th/7th)
1-b2-b3-4-#4-5-b6-b7-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-3-5-6-7-8-10-11-0
(1–2–2–1–1–1–2–1–1)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Adarangi Todi, Turki Todi, Turusk Todi
—Moumita Mitra (2022)—