S-R-G-mM-P-D-nN-S
A murchana rotation of Pilu (literally: ‘Pilu from Pa’) – i.e. if you treat this raga’s Pa as the ‘new Sa’, Pilu is produced (…in its ‘komal dha-less’ form). Pilu’s doubled gG–nN swaras, separated by a Perfect 5th, are thus transformed into Pancham se’s nN–mM (i.e. the murchana’s main effect is to trade Pilu’s gG for Pancham se’s mM). This switch paves the way for shades of Yaman, Vachaspati, Khamaj, Nat Bihag, and other allied ragas, assisted by Pilu’s existing flexibility. Devised by Vilayat Khan in the 1950s, and performed by few othrs.
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—Vilayat Khan (1958)—
[alap, e.g. 0:07] GMP, P(M) P(MPG) P(MG)S(nSn) n(SnS), RSS; GMP, P, P, PD(P) P(D) D(PM), MP M(P), P(GPG)G; GMPD(nD) D(P) P, P(nDn) n(D) n(D) n(DnDP), P(MnD) P(MPM) M, RMMP, (n)D n(DnD) n(RS) S(DnD) D(Sn) D(PMP) MP, PG(PG) RS…
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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-G-mM-P-D-nN-S
• Reverse: SrRgmMPdnS (=none)
• Inverse: dha; SmPS (=none)
• Imperfect: 1 (Ma)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (R—d)
• Murchanas: Pilu (no komal dha) / Jaijaiwanti set
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: ~Hamir Kalyani
S-R2-G3-M1-M2-P-D2-N2-N3-S
• Jazz: Lydian-Mixolydian
1-2-3-4-#4-5-6-b7-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-4-5-6-7-9-10-11-0
(2–2–1–1–1–2–1–1–1)
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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa
• Names: Pancham se Pilu, Pancham se Piloo
—Vilayat Khan (2003)—