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S-r-g-M-P-D-N-S

An aprachalit raga combining Multani’s poorvang with Madhuvanti’s uttarang (also viewable as ‘Multani komal re’ or ‘Madhuvanti shuddha Dha’), which I found during my search for ragas matching the ‘32 thaat’ (=all possible 7-swara sampurna scales). Conceived by prolific rare raga explorer Abhirang in 2020, who banishes Re and Dha in aroha alongside other ideas adapted from the parent ragas (Multani and Madhuvanti are already close phraseological allies). The scale form, which combines an ‘all-vikrit‘ poorvang (SrgM) with an ‘all-shuddha‘ uttarang (PDNS), contains 4 ‘imperfect’ swaras (=those with no swara a perfect 5th above them) – bringing a scattered, dispersed mood, and limiting options when it comes to clear melodic resolution. Compare to Kokilapriya (the same scale with shuddha ma instead) and Puriya Kalyan (a shuddha Ga swap), as well as other ragas allied to Multani (e.g. Arpan, Vijayanagari) and Madhuvanti (e.g. Shivawanti, Anjani Kalyan, Tanseni Madhuvanti) – plus the congruent Carnatic Suvarnangi (mela #47).

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[composition, e.g. 2:35] Mgr(S) S(rNS), N(S) N/Mg(rS); P Mgr(S), S(rNS), N(DND)P, NSgM P(DMP); Mgr(S), S(rNS)…

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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: (thaat #6)

–Swara Geometries–

• Core form: S–r–g–M–P–D–N–S

• Reverse: SrgmMDNS

• Negative: 2-3-1-2-4

• Imperfect: 4 (re, ga, Pa, Dha)

• Detached: 2 (ga, Dha)

• Symmetries: none

• Murchanas: (none found)

–Global Translations–

• Carnatic: Suvarnangi (mela #47)

S-R₁-G₂-M₂-P-D₂-N₃-S

• Jazz: Lydian b2 b3

1-b2-b3-#4-5-6-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-3-6-7-9-11-0

(1–2–3–1–2–2–1)

o o • o • • o o • o • o o

• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Madhu Multani

• Transliterations: Hindi (मधु मुलतानी)

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