S-r-G-mM-P-d-N-S

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A morning form (Prabhat: ‘dawn’) summarised by Bose as “a combination of three or four ragas dominated by the Bhairav-ang, with a touch of Lalit-ang only in the avroh, where both Ma come together…The vadi Ma separates Prabhat Bhairav from Bhairav, while Pa keeps it away from Lalit” (also see the nearby Lalit Pancham). Characteristic sequences include GmG; rSrS; dNS; GmdP; mGr; GmMGrS – refer to an excellent demo by Mrinal Dhongade, who summarises it as “heart-warming: an uttarang-pradhan raga, with repeated nyas on shuddha ma”. Prakriti with Paraj and Poorvi – and thus far, the exclusive realm of vocalists. Compare to other members of the Bhairav and Lalit ragangas.

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[bandish, e.g. 3:14] S(d)NS, G, G/m(GmG), G(mG)PmG\r S, SSS, S(NrS)N\d, dNSS, SG mG, PmG\r S, Sr/d(PdP), P(m), mPm(GmG), rGmMMG, r/dM(rdM), rS; S(d)NS, G…

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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

Thaat: 10 | 32 | Enclosed | Inexact

Chal: All-shuddha | All-komal | Ma-tivra

Gaps: Anh. | Hemi. | 3-row | 4-row | 5-row

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Jati: Equal | Balanced | Av.+1 | Av.+2

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: Paraj, Paraj Kalingada, Poorvi

Compare to other ragas from the Bhairav and Lalit ragangas (as well as to other forms which fuse elements of both)

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–r–G–mM–P–d–N–S

• Reverse: SrGmMPdNS (=itself)

• Complement: SRgDnS

• Imperfect: 2 (Pa, dha)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (S—M)

• Murchanas: none

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• Quirks: ‘palindromic‘ (same intervals forwards & backwards)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Kamavardhini

S-R₁-G₃-M₁-M₂-P-D₁-N₃-S

• Jazz: Double Harmonic (dbl. 4th)

1-b2-3-4-#4-5-b6-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-1-4-5-6-7-8-11-0

(1–3–1–1–1–1–3–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Prabhat Bhairav, Prabhata, Prabhati

• Transliterations: Hindi (प्रभात भैरव)

—Mrinal Dhongade (2010)—