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

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A hexatonic raga of bewitching beauty, Gopika Basant matches the swaras of ‘Asavari no Re’ (or ‘Malkauns add Pa’) – while also inviting shades of Bhairavi from ga upwards. The Sa–ma sangati is strong, and, as noted by Jairazbhoy, descents can mirror the Malkauns scheme of “parallel conjunct tetrachords by oblique use of the Pa” (e.g. in ndm, Pg, mgS: where Pa separates two phrases of identical intervallic shape). While its origins lie in the Carnatic Gopikavasantham, renditions now match more closely to the allied Hindolavasantham via the absence of Re – although the raga’s Hindustani incarnation remains rare (to my ears, a bewildering state of affairs…).

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[refrain, e.g. 0:53] (gm)P, P(mg)g, gmg\S, SgmP(m)d, d(m)m, (gm)P, P(mg)g, g(P)mg\S…

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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):

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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: Pancham Malkauns

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–g–m–P–d–n–S

• Reverse: SRGmPDS

• Negative: 2-1-2-2-3-2 (=itself)

• Imperfect: 1 (Pa)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (rR—Pd)

• Murchanas: Shankara set

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• Quirks: ‘self-shadowing‘ (negative form=core form) • ‘atritonal‘ (no available tritones)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: Gopikavasantam

S-G₂-M₁-P-D₁-N₂-S

• Jazz: Aeolian (no 2nd)

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

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-3-5-7-8-10-0

(3–2–2–1–2–2)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Gopika Basant, Gopi Basant, Gopikavasant

—Sunder Lal Gandharv (~1980s)—