S-R-G-mM-P-D-nN-S
A double-Ma, double-Ni raga created by Gwalior vocalist and educator Vishwanath Rao Ringe ‘Tanarang’ (also see Hemshri, Sundarkauns, and Jogeshwari Pancham). Characteristic phrases from Saraswati (RRMMP; MPDnDP; nDS) are intermingled with those of Kedar (MPDNS; PDPm; mGP; SRS; mmRS), with shuddha Ga only used in occasional avroh movements. Also see prakriti ragas including Nat Bihag, Chandni Kedar, and Manj Khamaj – and learn more about Tanarang himself in a brief bio article (“credited for composing more than 1800 bandishen in about 200 ragas…the minute details of all ragas can be heard, which not only created magic, but touched the heart…He taught music till his last breath…”).
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Aroha: SRMPDS
Avroh: SnDP, MPDP, MmRS
Chalan: signatures e.g. RMPDP; MPmRS; MPDnDPDS; SnDPMmR; Sn; DS (Tanarang)
—Prakash Vishwanath Ringe (2000)—
[bandish, e.g. 0:25] (G)RMP, D(N)R S(NnDn), DPDP, PM(DP)m, SRRS, m\R RP(MP) MP, N\D D/R S\n, DP, (M)RMP, D(N)R S(NnDn)…
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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: Nat Bihag, Chandni Kedar, Manj Khamaj, Pancham se Gara, Shuddha Chaya, Medhavi
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S–R–G–mM–P–D–nN–S
• Reverse: SrRgmMPdnS
• Negative: 5-2-5
• Imperfect: 1 (Ma)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (R—d)
• Murchanas: Jaijaiwanti set
• Quirks: ‘maximal‘ (swaras are optimally ‘spread out’)
–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: Saraswati Kedar
—Prakash Vishwanath Ringe (2000)—