S-R-g-m-P-N-S

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Like Parameshwari and Gangeshwari, Rangeshwari (‘Lordess of Colours’) was created in 1968 via murchana rotation of Ravi Shankar’s Kameshwari (itself dreamed up during a long car journey through Bengal). Resembles a ‘no Dha’ filtering of either Patdeep or Kirwani, although its swara set seems to be unique – with Shankar’s takes tending towards wide-open, poorvang-dominant movements. Ni, as a leading-tone to Sa with a wide gap beneath, assumes prominence (and allows for the outline of a PNR major triad) – also lying close to Sindhura. Also see other Ravi-related ragas such as Jogeshwari, Mohankauns, Bairagi, Bairagi Todi, Ahir Lalit, and Pancham se Gara.

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[themes, e.g. 0:10] gmP, P(SN)S, S(N)P, (m)gm(P), m(gm)g, R, S, NNS, RR(mg), mmP, P(SN)S…

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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.

• Prakriti: (none found)

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–R–g–m–P–N–S

• Reverse: SrmPDnS

• Negative: 3-3-2-2-1-1

• Imperfect: 3 (Re, ga, Ni)

• Detached: 2 (ga, Ni)

• Symmetries: none

• Murchanas: Kameshwari set

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: (~Keeravani)

S-R₂-G₂-M₁-P-N₃-S

• Jazz: Harmonic Minor (no 6th)

1-2-b3-4-5-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-3-5-7-11-0

(2–1–2–2–4–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Rangeshwari, Rangeshwaree

—Keyur Kurulkar (2021)—