S-rR-gG-m-P-d-n-S
A modification of Dev Gandhar, devised by Agra vocalist S.N. Ratanjankar via the addition of a Todi-like komal re – thus filling the entire Sa-to-ma swara space. Also recorded by his student K.G. Ginde, who extends this hemitonic run (and leans further into Todi’s geometries) by including touches of shuddha Ni, also reworking some Darbaric uttarang movements (nSRn\d; mPn\d nS). And a 2008 Ramdas Bhatkal article commemorating C.J.R. Bhatt (another Ratanjankar disciple), notes that “An approximation [of] a swara would never satisfy him…I recall learning with him a rarely-sung raga, a creation of Ratanjankar’s, Devgandhari Todi – that required different shades of each swara…He had neither learnt this raga from his guru, nor heard anyone sing this melody. On the strength of his [instruction], I even made bold to present this raga at a concert attended by many stalwarts…”. Also listed as sung by B.D. Wadikar on A.I.R. at 9:04am on Feb 24th 1973.
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—K.G. Ginde (1980s)—
[bandish, e.g. 2:59] SR S(nS)RP, m\g g\r(S) S, R(N)S RG m(Gm), (GmG)n\d (ndn)P P, (PnPn)PmP m\g(mg) g\r S, n\PP n/S; PDNS (S)Pm mP, SRG m, (mGm)P m\g(mg) (rg)r\S, SR(gR) (Sn)SRP m\g, g\r(gr)S…
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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-gG-m-P-d-n-S
• Reverse: SRGmPdDnNS (=none)
• Inverse: Ni; SPnS (=none)
• Imperfect: 2 (Re, Ga)
• Detached: 1 (Ga)
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: none
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Natabhairavi)
S-R1-R2-G2-G3-M1-P-D1-N2-S
• Jazz: Aeolian (dbl. 2nd/3rd)
1-b2-2-b3-3-4-5-b6-b7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-2-3-4-5-7-8-10-0
(1–1–1–1–1–2–1–2–2)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Devgandhari Todi, Dev Gandhari Todi
—Rendition ()—