S-rR-G-m-P-D-N-S

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An ancient form of Basant (‘Springtime’), named for its connections to the ceremonies of that season. Many see Adi Basant as the latter’s main ancestor, highlighting its historic prevalence in Dhrupad and Haveli Sangeet – and some, including Maihar musicians, consider it inseparable from Shuddha Basant (‘shuddha’, as well as referring to ‘pure’ or ‘unaltered’ swaras, may also indicate a ‘primary’ or ‘original’ quality: similar to the meaning of ‘adi’) – while Imdadkhani scholar Deepak Raja also links its upward motions to those of Bhinna Shadja. Associated with the pre-dawn hours, Adi Basant remains rare outside of the Dagarvani Dhrupad lineage. Compare to other Basant family ragas including Gauri Basant, Malti Basant, and Basanti Kanada.

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Aroha: NSGm, GmMmG, mDNDS

Avroh: rND, MDMmG, GRSNDNS

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Chalan: parent motifs e.g. DNrDrS (Marwa); NSGm (Bhinna Shadja); GmMmG (Lalit/Basant); mDNDS (Bhinna Shadja); DNrND (Marwa); MDMm, mG, GrS (Basant); NDNSm (Bhinna Shadja) (Raja)

—Bahauddin Dagar (2019)—

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[sanchari phrases, e.g. 0:05] (SN)D(ND), (N)D, D(SNr)S, S(NS), NS(NrS), N(D), DS(N), DS(N)G r, r, S, D(NS), N(S), S(DN), (G)m, (G)m, (G)m, r, S…

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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

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: Asa Bhairav

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–rR–G–m–P–D–N–S

• Reverse: SrgmPdnNS

• Complement: SgMdnS (=Tivrakauns)

• Imperfect: 2 (re, Ni)

• Detached: 1 (re)

• Symmetries: none

• Murchanas: Miyan ki Malhar set

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: (~Vasantha)

S-R₁-R₂-G₃-M₁-M₂-D₂-N₃-S

• Jazz: Ionian (dbl. 2nd)

1-b2-2-3-4-5-6-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-2-4-5-7-9-11-0

(1–1–2–1–2–2–2–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–ma

• Names: Adi Basant, Adhi Vasanta

• Transliterations: Hindi (आदि बसंत)

—Ravi Shankar (1986)—