S-R-G-mM-P-D-N-S
Shyam Kalyan is a prachalit Kalyan variant. Ga is used sparingly in ascent, and typically skipped in phrases which run through the scale sequentially – while Re is emphasised, Pa is a resting note, and shuddha ma is taken in descent only. It bears a resemblance to Shuddha Sarang, while being distinguished by the use of Ga in characteristic vakra phrases such as MPGmR and GmPGmR.
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[jor phrases, e.g. 0:12] (RS)NSGmP G(mG)mP G(mG)mP, MPDP M(PM)P N(D)NND (D)PMPMPM, GmRSNSR R(PMPMRMPD), (G)mR; RPMPMDPD MPGmGRNS, R(m)R(m)R M(P)M(P)G P(D)P(D)P, M(P)MP (D)SNRS (D)NDPM MPD, (DP)MP, Gm RSRS, GmRSNS, S(NSGRSN)…
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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.
–Swara Geometries–
• Core form: S-R-G-mM-P-D-N-S
• Reverse: SrgmMPdnS (=none)
• Inverse: ni; SgmnS (=none)
• Imperfect: 1 (Ma)
• Detached: none
• Symmetries: mirror (mM—NS)
• Murchanas: Bihag set
–Global Translations–
• Carnatic: Behag
S-R2-G3-M1-M2-P-D2-N3-S
• Jazz: Lydionian
1-2-3-4-#4-5-6-7-8
• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):
0-2-4-5-6-7-9-11-0
(2–2–1–1–1–2–2–1)
o • o • o o o o • o • o o
• Tanpura: Sa–Pa (+Ni)
• Names: Shyam Kalyan, Sham Kalyani, Shyaam Kalyaan, Shyama (archaic)
—Prabha Atre (2014)—