S-R-gG-m-P-D-n-S
An enchanting blend of three night ragas: Bageshri, Rageshri, and Malgunji. Bageshri, evident via a strong ma–Sa sangati and the skipping of Pa in ascent, combines with Rageshri to present a double-Ga – with more extended melodic developments often following in the manner of Malgunji. Seemingly the exclusive preserve of vocalists, although it remains rare on the concert circuit: refer to a crystal-clear rendition by Fareed Hassan, as well as endearingly scratchy takes from Chand Khan and Iqbal Ahmed Khan – and also see prakriti forms including Neelambari and Rageshri Kanada. Not to be confused with Lankeshri Kanada (although mistitlings are common).
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—Fareed Hassan (2020)—
[refrain, e.g. 5:13] (Sg)R RS nDn S/G, (S)GG (mG)m (RS)R S, S/g RS nD (S)n S(mGPmGm)G, (S)GG (mG)m (RS)R S, S/g RS nD (S)n S(mGPmGmG)G, (S)GG (mG)m (RS)R S, S/g RS nD…
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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: Malgunji, Bheem, Rageshri Kanada, Neelambari
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–R–gG–m–P–D–n–S
• Reverse: SRgmPdDnS
• Negative: 2-5-2-3
• Imperfect: 1 (Ga)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (gG—Dn)
• Murchanas: Bihag set
• Quirks: ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Dwijaivanthi)
S-R2-G2-G3-M1-P-D2-N2-S
• Jazz: Bebop Dorian (dbl. 3rd)
1-2-b3-3-4-5-6-b7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-3-4-5-7-9-10-0
(2–1–1–1-2–2–1–2)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Lankeshwari, Lankeshwaree (not Lankeshri / Lankeshri Kanada)
—Chand Khan (~1960s)—