S-rR-g-m-P-dD-n-S
Created by sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan in 1974, inspired by vocalist Amir Khan. As recounted to Indian Express in 2009: “My love and reverence for Khansaheb does not stem only from his music, but for his truly kind and humble nature. When he died, it appeared as if the light had gone out of our lives. The idea [for] Amiri Todi developed in my mind during that period of the intense grief…A mixture of two of my most favourite ragas sung by Khansaheb, Shahana and Bilaskhani Todi“. Recordings prove elusive (thus, the swara-set suggested here is just an ‘addition’ of these two ragas).
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—Amjad Ali Khan (1974)—
[implied parent motifs: Shahana / Bilaskhani Todi, e.g. ] SgmD mgmD; mnmP, DnD / rgPdS; Srnd, Pdndmg, rgrS…
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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):
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-rR-g-m-P-dD-n-S
• Reverse: SRgGmPDnNS (=Pilu)
• Inverse: Ni; SmPS (=none)
• Imperfect: 1 (Dha)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (m—N)
• Murchanas: Jaijaiwanti set
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Punnagatodi)
S-R1-R2-G2-M1-P-D1-D2-N2-S
• Jazz: Dorian (dbl. 2nd/6th)
1-b2-2-b3-4-5-b6-6-b7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-2-3-5-7-8-9-10-0
(1–1–1–2–2–1–1–1–2)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Amiri Todi, Amir-Todi
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