S-G-m-D-nN-S

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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

Avroh: SnDmGS

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Chalan: e.g. SnD; SmG; mDn; D; mG; mDNS; mmGS; SnD; mG; DmG; mS (Gadre)

—Nemai Chand Boral (~1960s)—

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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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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):

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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.

• Prakriti: (none found)

Also compare to other ragas matching the generic swaras ‘Sa-Ga-Ma-Dha-Ni‘: including Malkauns (S-g-m-d-n-S); Chandrakauns (S-g-m-d-N-S); Sundarkauns (S-g-m-D-n-S); Rajeshwari (S-g-m-D-N-S); Tivrakauns (S-g-M-d-n-S); Harikauns (S-g-M-D-n-S); Bhinna Shadja, Kaushik Dhwani (S-G-m-D-N-S); Hindol (S-G-M-D-N-S); Tulsikauns (S-g-m-d-nN-S); Amrut Ranjani (S-gG-m-dD-n-S); Jogeshwari (S-gG-m-D-n-S); Madhurkauns, Mohankauns (S-gG-m-d-n-S); & Ek Prakar ki Kauns (S-gG-m-d-nN-S).

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–G–m–D–nN–S

• Reverse: SrRgPdS

• Negative: 5-1-1-3-1-1

• Imperfect: 2 (Sa, Ni)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (Gm—nN)

• Murchanas: none

–Global Translations–

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• 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)

—Abhirang (2020)—