S-G-P-D-S

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A charming chatuswari, confined to the swaras SGPD throughout. Vocalist Shubhada Moghe, in the accompanying notes to her 2019 rendition, describes Shivangi as “a rare morning raga taught to me by my guru-ji Pt. Manikbua Thakurdas, whose lineage goes back seven generations…it is very close to Deshkar, but omits Re completely. The vadi-samvadi are Dha–Ga. This ‘swarantar’ raga got an overwhelming response when I performed it in Mumbai for Karnatak Sangha”. Her recording – the only one available – is built around a refrain of D(SD) PG, P(S)D P GPGP, with slight touches of tivra Ma and shuddha Ni included in the parallel ornament shapes P(MDPMP) and S(NRSNS). Aside from Shivangi, Thakurdas created at least two more four-swara ragas – Rasmadhuri (Srmd) and Vaishali Todi (Srgd) – as well as singing a range of other rare forms including Gorakhi, Kaumudi, Chandramani, & Supriya Todi. Also compare to other super-concise ragas such as Malashree (SGP: Shivangi minus Dha) and Bhavani (SRmD: Shivangi’s Pa-murchana) – as well as Kalavati (Shivangi plus komal ni). And to learn more about Manikbua Thakurdas, read Moghe’s recollections of her guru-ji (“A bastion of the Bhaskarbua Bakhle gayaki, he was probably the only guru to have a repertoire of more than 350 ragas…he inculcated the Bakhle gayaki, a fascinating blend of the Gwalior, Agra, and Jaipur gharanas; [learning] dhrupad, dhamar, khayal, and thumri in traditional and rare ragas…His teaching style was simple, methodical, and pure…”).

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—Shubhada Moghe (2019)—

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[bandish, e.g. 0:46] S D(SDSD) PG, P(S)D P GPG P; P, P(MDPMP) PG, PGGS; SP(GPG)P GP, P(MDPMP) PS S(NRSNS) (N)D, PD(PDPD) PG, GPG; S D(SDSD) PG, P(S)D P GPG P…

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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

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: (none found)

Also see other ‘chatuswari‘ ragas including Bhavani (SRmD), Rasmadhuri (Srmd), Vaishali Todi (Srgd), Bairagi Shree (SrPn), & Bharadwaj Harindra (SgGPn)

–Swara Geometries–

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• Core form: S–G–P–D–S

• Reverse: SgmdS

• Complement: SrRgmMdnNS

• Imperfect: 2 (Ga, Pa)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (R—d)

• Murchanas: Bhavani (on Pa)

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• Quirks: ‘chatuswari‘ (=only 4 swaras)

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–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: (~Valaji)

S-G₃-P-D₂-S

• Jazz: Major 6th arpeggio

1-3-5-6-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-4-7-9-0

(4–3–2–3)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Shivangi, Shivaangi

• Transliterations: Hindi (शिवांगी)