S-R-g-m-P-d-N-S

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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.

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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.

–Swara Geometries–

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• 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–

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• 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)—