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

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Despite the prachalit status of both its parents, the Saraswati + Sarang compound remains relatively rare. The best longform performance is that of vichitra veena maestro Gopal Krishnan (which revolves around an ear-catching nD MPDS pakad), who – as per a direct message from his grandson Akshat Sharma – created the raga (along with Tilak Malhar). Sharma also confirmed my suspicions that his grandfather’s invention has significant overlap with Ambika Sarang (aside from being prakriti, the term ‘Ambika’ is closely tied to the goddess Saraswati), as well as highlighting renditions by Rupak Kulkarni, Dinkar Panshikar, Tushar Dutta, Abhirang, and Ramprapanna Bhattacharya. Learn more about Krishnan in the album’s liner notes (“His father, himself a noted surbahar player, was his first guru…later, he became a foremost disciple of Ravi Shankar…He is also a good vocalist, and plays instruments such as jaltarang, tabla, guitar, and ektara [one-string folk-lute]…in the classical style”). Also discover the unique sounds of his vichitra veena (‘curious string instrument’), a seldom-seen 22-string creation which is pitch-controlled with a glass ball. Also see the prakriti Rang Malhar.

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—Gopal Krishnan (~1980s)—

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[refrain, e.g. 9:14] RM(PD) P(MP), mRm R, SS, (S)nD MPDS, S, S, S\DS R, m\RR M, P M(D)P mRm, R, S, RM(P)DP mRm RS, nD MPDS…

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Explore hidden inter-raga connections: swara geometries, melodic features, murchana sets, ragangas, & more (also see the Full Tag List):

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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

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Aroha: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

Avroh: Audav | Shadav | Sampurna

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

Samay: Morning | Aftern. | Eve. | Night

Raganga: Bhairav | Malhar | Kan. | Todi

Construction: Jod | Mishra | Oddball

Origin: Ancient | Carnatic | Modern

Dominance: Poorvang | Uttarang

Prevalence: A-list | Prachalit | Aprach.

• Prakriti: Ambika Sarang, Rang Malhar

See all shadav ragas which omit Ga

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–R–mM–P–D–nN–S

• Reverse: SrRgmMPnS

• Negative: 5-2-1-4

• Imperfect: 2 (Ma, Dha)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: none

• Murchanas: Lachari Kanada set

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: ~Saranga Malhar

S-R₂-M₁-M₂-P-D₂-N₂-N₃-S

• Jazz: Aeoliogyllic

1-2-4-#4-5-6-b7-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-5-6-7-9-10-11-0

(2–3–1–1–2–1–1–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Saraswati Sarang, Sarasvatee Sarang, (overlaps with some incarnations of Ambika Sarang)

• Transliterations: Hindi (सरस्वती सारंग); Bengali (সরস্বতী সারঙ্গ)

—Dinkar Panshikar (2019)—

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(also see the overlapping Ambika Sarang)

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