According to many musicians the name of the raga is Dwi Gandhar because both forms of Gandhar are employed; but there is another version of the raga with only Komal Gandhar.
Thhaat (parent scale)
Asavari
Jaati:
Audav Sampoorna (five notes in ascent, seven in descent)
Vaadi:
Komal Dhaivat (d)
Samvaadi:
Komal Gandhar (g)
Swaras:
Omits Rishabh and Dhaivat in ascent, employs Komal Gandhar, Dhaivat and
Nishad (g, d,n), rest Shuddh sawras
Aaroh (ascent):
M P d P S’ n S’ (Western notation: F G G# G C A# C )
Avaroh (descent)
R’S’n d P, M P g, P g, R S (Western notation: D C A# G# G, F G D#, G D#, D C)
Key phrases:
M M P, d P, S’,S’, n S’, n n S’, R’S’n d P, d P, g M P, R’S’, n d P, d P, g R S
Time:
Morning
This version blends Dhanashri in the lower tetra-chord and Jaunpuri in upper reaches. The second version with both forms of Gandhar is more like Jaunpuri.
Bibliography
1. Bhatkhande V.N. (1919-1937) ‘Kramik Pustak Malika Vol 1-6’
2. The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India
Links
1. Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki (vocal)
2. Ustad Vilayat Khan (sitar)
Library Sessions with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.
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