S-R-g-m-P-d-N-S
Despite its congruence with the Western Harmonic Minor, Kirwani has origins in the Carnatic Keeravani: thus leading to its popularity in North-South jugalbandi duets, offering artists from both cultures a rich expanse of shared melodic territory. Like many Southern imports, Kirwani is comparatively ‘open’, allowing for near-free use of all seven swaras in ascent and descent.
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[theme, e.g. 2:27] dPgRS, RRR(g), gPmgR, dPgRS, R; mgRNdP, dPgRS, R…
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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.
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S-R-g-m-P-d-N-S
• Reverse: SrGmPDnS (=Ahir Bhairav)
• Inverse: ni; SgMdNS (=none)
• Imperfect: 3 (Re, ga, Ni)
• Detached: 1 (Ni)
• Symmetries: none
• Murchanas: Kirwani set
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: Keeravani
S-R2-G2-M1-P-D1-N3-S
• Jazz: Harmonic Minor
1-2-b3-4-5-b6-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-3-5-7-8-11-0
(2–1–2–2–1–3–1)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+ga)
• Names: Kirwani, Kirvani, Keerwani
—Shiv-Hari (1999)—