S-rR-g-m-P-d-n-S

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Described by Parrikar as “an Asavariant of ancient vintage, [with] no consensus regarding its contemporary swarupa”, the modern Gandhari usually appears in double-Re form – although some variants also employ double-Ga and/or double-Dha. Many renditions follow a ‘Jaunpuri-plus’ framework, seasoning this raga with komal re in concluding phrases (e.g. nPndPmg, grgrS). Sometimes known as ‘Gandhari Todi’, indicative of the Todi-ang available in descending phrases (also see the prakriti Bahaduri Todi, as well as the related Dev Gandhar and Devgandhari Todi).

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[refrain, e.g. 4:09] P(d)P/S SS\d PP(d) m(G)m P mP; P(d)P/S SS\d PP(d) m(G)m P(d) mP; P(d)P/S SS\d PP(d) m(G)m P(mRmR) mP(mP)dP…

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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.

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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: Bahaduri Todi

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–rR–g–m–P–d–n–S

• Reverse: SRGmPDnNS (=Desh)

• Negative: 5-2-3-2

• Imperfect: 1 (Re)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (rR—Pd)

• Murchanas: Bihag set

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• Quirks: ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Ghanta

S-R₁-R₂-G₂-M₁-P-D₁-N₂-S

• Jazz: Phrygiolian

1-b2-2-b3-4-5-b6-b7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-2-3-5-7-8-10-0

(1–1–1–2–2–1–2–2)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Gandhari, Gandari, Gandhari Todi

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