S-r-G-M-P-N-S
Taking the shape of ‘Puriya Dhanashree minus dha’, Hansa Narayani also presents uttarang shades of Hansadhwani (PNS): another swan-related raga with Carnatic roots (‘Hansa’ suggests a swan-riding image of Saraswati, the four-armed Hindu goddess of music and learning, and ‘Narayani’ refers to an incarnation of Lakshmi, goddess of wealth and fortune: collectively covering two-thirds of the ‘Tridevi’). Seemingly popularised by Pannalal Ghosh (“the wizard of the bamboo”), the raga remains rare, with melodic motions often focusing on Pa and Sa as nyas. Also refer to a short Shree-like rendition by Bismillah Khan (below), as well as Abhirang’s khayal interpretation.
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Aroha: e.g. NrGMP, GPNS
Avroh: e.g. SNPG, MrGrS
Chalan: variable, e.g. GMP; PGMGrS; SP; SSrS; NP; MG; MGrS (Parrikar)
—Bismillah Khan (1996)—
[motifs, e.g. 1:18] (S)P MGM(PM) GrS; SP, PSS(NS)rS (Sr)GrS…
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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.
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–r–G–M–P–N–S
• Reverse: SrmMdNS
• Negative: 4-1-2-3-1-1 (e.g. Tilang)
• Imperfect: 2 (re, Pa)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: none
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: ~Mandari
S-R1-G3-M2-P-N3-S
• Jazz: Lydian b2 (no 6th)
1-b2-3-#4-5-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-1-4-6-7-11-0
(1–3–2–1–4–1)
o o • • o • o o • • • o o
• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Hansa Narayani, Hansanarayan, Hamsnarayani
—Abhijith Shenoy ‘Abhirang’ (2020)—