S-R-gG-m-P-D-n-S
Roughly describable as a ‘Khamaj–ang Bageshri with a Rageshri-like shuddha Ga in aroha’, Malgunji is a multicoloured form, beloved by Gwalior vocalists (as well as Maihar sitarist Nikhil Banerjee). Some artists also feature a vivadi of shuddha Ni (often as mDNS, likely indicating the influence of Gara). Tanarang, aiming to evoke a “deep atmosphere”, gives a pakad of SDNSRGm – while Parrikar explains how the strong shuddha ga and ma are applied in phrases such as GmD, while being balanced by Bageshri-style mgRS descents. Swara-congruent with Lankeshwari and Neelambari.
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—Jayshree Patnekar (2017)—
[bandish, e.g. 1:25] (G)m (GmRGR)Gm S, SRGPD(nDnDP), P(D)P(Dn)D n(DnDPmG)m (mGmRG)m, m\g(mg) (SgS)RS, Smg/m(gm)S, nS(g)S, Dn SG(mGRG)m, m\g g/mR R (g)S, gS(gS)PnSG m…
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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.
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S-R-gG-m-P-D-n-S
• Reverse: SRgmPdDnS (=none)
• Inverse: Ni; SRPDS (=none)
• Imperfect: 1 (Ga)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (gG—Dn)
• Murchanas: Bihag set
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: ~Natakurinji
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: Malgunji, Malagunji, Malgunjari
—Allauddin Khan (1930s)—