S-r-gG-m-P-d-nN-S
A ‘double-Ga, double-Ni’ creation of Bhairav-loving vocalist Kumar Gandharva (also see Bhavmat Bhairav & Rati Bhairav). Bose describes how “the projection of the raga is done mainly around Sa…the aroha is similar to Jogiya [SrmdPdS: also Gunakri], and it has a small portion of Shivmat Bhairav” [e.g. rgrS], giving pakad such as Srm; GrS rrS; nSS; rg grS; nrrS. Gandharva’s classic renditions mix extended uttarang-bounded explorations with emphatic resolution lines which reintroduce the komal re (e.g. PDnSr, r\S). Also recorded to great effect by his son Mukul Shivputra, who turns to darker melodic shades in a slower, more poorvang-focused interpretation.
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—Kumar Gandharva (~1970s)—
[refrain, e.g. 0:01] P(nDnDND)S, D(PmP)mm, (m)PmG G\r, SG, mD D(PmP)mm, (G)PmG G\rS…
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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-gG-m-P-d-nN-S
• Reverse: SrRGmPdDNS (=none)
• Inverse: Dha; SmDS (=none)
• Imperfect: 2 (Pa, Ni)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: none
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Mayamalavagowla)
S-R1-G2-G3-M1-P-D1-N2-N3-S
• Jazz: Phrygian (dbl. 3rd/7th)
1-b2-b3-3-4-5-b6-b7-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-3-4-5-7-8-10-11-0
(1–2–1–1–2–1–2–1–1)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Bihad Bhairav, Beehad Bhairav
—Mukul Shivputra (~2006)—