S-R-g-m-P-d-nN-S
An invention of Nikhil Banerjee, combining Chandrakauns and Kaushiki. Expanding on a Malkauns base, the shuddha Re opens up a broader array of intervals to and from the interlinked twin-Ni positions – with the komal dha playing a similarly vital role below. (n.b. While some online sources refer to the raga as having been “created by Ali Akbar Khan in the classroom in 1977-78”, I can find nothing to back this up: possibly a confusion around Khan’s near-prakriti Chandranandan). Also see my article What does ‘Kauns’ mean? A brief survey of all known Kaunsi ragas.
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[refrain, e.g. 0:01] ddP, ddm, Snd, S S, N(SN)S, mmg(mg), m/d, d/NS(NS)n\d, Pg ddP, ddP, ddm, Snd…
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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
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: Mangalkauns, Chandra Jog
Also compare to other members of the Kauns raganga
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–R–g–m–P–d–nN–S
• Reverse: SrRGmPDnS
• Complement: SrGMDS
• Imperfect: 2 (Re, Ni)
• Detached: 1 (Ni)
• Symmetries: mirror (m—N)
• Murchanas: none
• Quirks: ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Keeravani)
S-R2-G2-M1-P-D1-N2-N3-S
• Jazz: ‘Aeolian double 7th‘
1-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-3-5-7-8-10-11-0
(2–1–2–2–1–2–1–1)
o • o o • o • o o • o o o
• Tanpura: Sa–ma
• Names: Chandrakaushiki, Chandra Kaushik
• Transliterations: Hindi (चन्द्रकौसीकी)
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