S-R-G-mM-P-D-nN-S

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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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[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.

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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.

–Swara Geometries–

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• 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–

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• 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)—