S-R-g-M-P-D-nN-S

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—Bhimsen Joshi (1980)—

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[refrain, e.g. 3:04] (M)DP M\g (gR)S M, MPP, (M)DP M\g (R)S M(g), (MPM)DP M\g (gR)S M(g), MP…

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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

Symmetries: Mirror | Rotation | Palindr.

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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–

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• Core form: S-R-g-M-P-D-nN-S

• Reverse: SrRgmMDnS (=none)

• Inverse: dha; SmdDS (=none)

• Imperfect: 3 (Ma, Dha, ni)

• Detached: none

• Symmetries: mirror (Gm—nN)

• Murchanas: Virat Bhairav (on Re)

–Global Translations–

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• Carnatic: (~Dharmavati)

S-R₂-G₂-M₂-P-D₂-N₂-N₃-S

• Jazz: Lydian b3 (dbl. 7th)

1-2-b3-#4-5-6-b7-7-8

• Pitch classes (‘fret-jumps’):

0-2-3-6-7-9-10-11-0

(2–1–3–1–2–1–1–1)

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• Tanpura: Sa–Pa

• Names: Tanseni Madhuvanti

—Bhimsen Joshi (2000)—

(^ Bhimsen’s ‘normal’ Madhuvanti: I can’t find any other recordings of his Tanseni variant…)