S-R-G-P-N-S
Hansadhwani translates to ‘Call of Swans’ – a creature with rich cultural associations in the Subcontinent (Saraswati, goddess of music and learning, is often depicted atop a swan: said to symbolise purity, discernment, and the routine of breathing). Originally an import from Carnatic music, the raga’s pentatonic simplicity invites the listener towards the calm of nature, with a strong vadi-samvadi pairing of Sa–Pa retaining a central reassurance, amidst what Jairazbhoy describes as “an inherently unbalanced scale”. Also see related forms including Shankara (add Dha), Bhupali (swap Ni for Dha), and the ultra-rare Veenavadi (komal ni instead) – as well as compounds such as Pannalal Ghosh’s Hansa Narayani, and other ragas linked to the same goddess (e.g. Saraswati and Ambika Sarang).
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Aroha: SRGPNS
Avroh: SNPGRS
Chalan: e.g. PNS(G)R; RGP(G)R; (S)RG; RSR; GP; GPN; PNS; PNSGR; (R)G(R)S; NPGP(G)R; (R)G(R)S (Bor/Vyas)
—Parveen Sultana (2018)—
[alap phrases, e.g. 0:56] (N)P/SN(SN), P/S(NSPGSNRSN), (NP)SN(SN)S, (N)S S(NPGPNRS), N(PSN)GR, NRSNPG, PGPS NRS, PS, PG, S…
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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–P–N–S
• Reverse: SrmdnS
• Negative: 3-2-2-1-2-1-1
• Imperfect: 2 (Re, Ni)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: none
• Quirks: ‘atritonal‘ (no available tritones)
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: Hamsadhwani
S-R2-G3-P-N3-S
• Jazz: Ionian (no 4th/6th)
1-2-3-5-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-4-7-11-0
(2–2–3–4–1)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+Ni)
• Names: Hansadhwani, Hamsadhwani, Haunsadhwani, Hans Dhwani
—Hariprasad Chaurasia (~2000s)—