S-R-gG-m-P-D-nN-S

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A hazily-codified raga of uncertain origin, Nagadhwani Kanada is seldom performed today – although the term ‘Nagadhwani’ (‘Sound of Serpents’) seemingly appears in ancient lakshanagranthas including the 13th-century Sangita Ratnakara (‘Ocean of Music and Dance’). Joydeep Mukherjee’s Mohanveena rendition lies close to Patdeep, placing particular emphasis on shuddha Dha, while Pandit Jasraj’s Kafi-tilted bandish (composed by his father Motiram: transcribed below) focuses more on shuddha ma, also employing both variants of Ga and Ni. Compare to other members of the Kanada raganga – and send in any further information about the raga!

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—Pandit Jasraj (1977)—

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[bandish, e.g. 0:58] P(nPn) m(Pm) m(Pmn) n(Pm) g(mgSn) nS, m\g m m(gm)P (m)gm, n(P)P; n(Pm)g g(Pm) m(g)m, m(g) n(S), mmm m(n)P m(g)m; P P/RR, S N(SN)S, D(nDnSnSR) R(SNSnDnDPD)G, (G)P D n S…

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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

Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: Jaijaiwanti, Jaijaiwanti Nat, Gara, Zila Kafi, Hanskinkini, Jayant Malhar, Ramdasi Malhar, Rageshri Bahar, Tilang Bahar, Patdeepaki

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–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–R–gG–m–P–D–nN–S

• Reverse: SrRgmPdDnS (=Amiri Todi)

• Negative: 5-5-2

• Imperfect: 1 (Ni)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (r—P)

• Murchanas: Jaijaiwanti set

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• Quirks: ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’) • ‘Pa-repeating‘ (poorvang and uttarang take the same ‘semitone shape’)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Dwijavanthi

S-R₂-G₂-G₃-M₁-P-D₂-N₂-N₃-S

• Jazz: Dorian-Ionian

1-2-b3-3-4-5-6-b7-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-3-4-5-7-9-10-11-0

(2–1–1–1–2–2–1–1–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+Ni)

• Names: Nagadhwani Kanada, Naga Dhwani Kannada

• Transliterations: Hindi (नागा ध्वनि कनाड़ा)

—Joydeep Mukherjee (2022)—