S-g-m-P-n-S
Despite its ‘Minor Pentatonic’ scale form enjoying global popularity as the predominant mode of blues, rock, pop, and countless other guitar-driven genres, Dhani is comparatively rare as a raga in its own right – with its swara set mostly being heard as the ‘aroha of Bhimpalasi’ rather than in isolation (…it may be the least-performed of all five Bhupali murchanas: and only joined this set in the modern era, having previously allowed Re in avroh). Renditions are relatively ‘rule-free’ within the bounds of the five swaras, although komal ga and ni tend to assume a natural prominence. Often described as ‘lively, playful, sprightly’, in spite of its ‘all-komal’ status. Also see nearby audav ragas including Jog, Tilang, and Madhukauns.
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• Hindustani Raga Index •
Aroha: nSgmPnS
Avroh: SnPmgS
Chalan: e.g. SnSgS; nS(m)gmP; gmPnPg; mPnP; PnS; (R)SnP; (m)g(R)S; nSgS (Bor/Sadolikar)
—Satish Vyas (2001)—
[refrain, e.g. 0:06] SnPnSg, gmPm gSnP SgSn Sg…
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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.
• Prakriti: (none found)
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–g–m–P–n–S
• Reverse: SRmPDS (=Durga)
• Negative: 2-1-2-2-2-1-2 (e.g. Bhimpalasi)
• Imperfect: 1 (Pa)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (m—N)
• Murchanas: Bhupali set
• Quirks: ‘atritonal‘ (no available tritones) • ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: ~Suddha Dhanyasi
S-G2-M1-P-N2-S
• Jazz: Minor Pentatonic
1-b3-4-5-b7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-3-5-7-10-0
(3–2–2–3–2)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+ga)
• Names: Dhani, Dhanee, Dhauni
—Malini Rajurkar (~1960s)—