S-R-g-m-P-N-S
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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—Ravi Shankar (1972)—
[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.
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–
• 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–
• 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)—