S-rR-g-m-P-dD-n-S

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Created by sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan in 1974, catalysed by the untimely passing of legendary vocalist Amir Khan the same year. 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“. Thus far, recordings prove elusive (thus, the swara-set suggested below is just an ‘addition’ of these parental forms).

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—Amjad Ali Khan (1974)—

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[parental 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):

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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.

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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.

• Prakriti: (none found)

–Swara Geometries–

(n.b. just a guesstimate, based on ‘adding’ Shahana + Bilaskhani Todi)

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• Core form: S–rR–g–m–P–dD–n–S

• Reverse: SRgGmPDnNS (=Jaijaiwanti)

• Negative: 5-2-5

• Imperfect: 1 (Dha)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (m—N)

• Murchanas: Jaijaiwanti set

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• Quirks: ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)

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–Global Translations–

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• 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