S-G-m-D-nN-S
As per Parrikar, “Durga Khamaj-thaat is also known as ‘Madhuradhwani’. This is not a popular raga, its base eroded by the popularity of Rageshri…but is part of the Dagar family repertoire”. While some renditions will skip Ni in ascent, traditional Dhrupad presentations will render it shuddha in aroha and komal in avroh – along with a strong role for shuddha Ga, and a Bageshri-style ma–Dha sangati balanced by phrases such as SmG; mDNS; mmGS. The basic scale shape lies close to to Bhinna Shadja and Kaushik Dhwani (which differ in taking only a shuddha Ni).
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Aroha: SGmDNS
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Chalan: e.g. SnD; SmG; mDn; D; mG; mDNS; mmGS; SnD; mG; DmG; mS (Gadre)
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[refrain, e.g. 3:24] mG(mS) (S)nD, (S)DNS, mG(mS) (S)nD, (S)DNS…
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Poorvang: SRGM | SRG | SRM | SGM
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• Prakriti: (none found)
Also see other ragas with the generic swaras ‘Sa-Ga-Ma-Dha-Ni‘ – and compare to the rest of the Khamaj raganga
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–G–m–D–nN–S
• Reverse: SrRgPdS
• Complement: SrRgMPdS
• Imperfect: 2 (Sa, Ni)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (Gm—nN)
• Murchanas: none
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: (~Begada)
S-G3-M1-D2-N2-N3-S
• Jazz: Daptimic
1-3-4-6-b7-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-4-5-9-10-11-0
(4–1–4–1–1–1)
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• Tanpura: Sa–ma
• Names: Madhuradhwani, Madhura Dhwani, Madhuradvani, ‘Durga Khamaj’ (not Madhuranjani)
• Transliterations: Hindi (मधुरध्वनि)
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