S-R-G-m-P-D-N-S
As per Ocean of Ragas, “composed by Pandit Dinkar Kaikini…in Gagan Vihang we find features of Bihag, Savani, Nand, and Mand, although the raga maintains its independent melody…[via] unique phrases such as: SRPGm, GmRS, NDmP” – while other sources also point to the influence of Shankara. The Agra vocal innovator (also father of tabla maestro Yogesh Samsi) recorded his Bilawal–congruent creation several times, but few have followed.
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—Dinkar Kaikini (1987)—
[bandish, e.g. 1:32] GSRPm(G) m, m(GmG)P\G, GmG\R(S)G(RS), S(RSN), NSG, mG/P(SDPDPmGmP), PNS G\RS(N), NS(DP), PP(DP)D P(mPmG), G(RGmG)R\S S, GmP(SNSNDN), GSRPm(G) m…
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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.
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S-R-G-m-P-D-N-S
• Reverse: SrgmPdnS (=Bhairavi)
• Inverse: ni; SgmdnS (=Malkauns)
• Imperfect: 1 (Ni)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (R—d)
• Murchanas: Bilawal set
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: ~Sankarabharanam
S-R2-G3-M1-P-D2-N3-S
• Jazz: Major / Ionian
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-4-5-7-9-11-0
(2–2–1–2–2–2–1)
o • o • o o • o • o • o o
• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+Ni)
• Names: Gagan Vihang, Gaganvihang
—Kishan Patel (2020)—
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