Named after Jaunpur city near Benares of Uttar Pradesh, this raga is very close to Asavari which employs shuddh Rishabh. Ironically this is more popular than Asavari (of shuddh Rishabh variety).
Thhaat (parent scale)
Asavari
Jaati:
Shadav-Sampoorna (six notes in ascent, seven notes in descent)
Vaadi:
Komal Dhaivat (d)
Samvaadi:
Komal Gandhar (g)
Swaras:
Komal Gandhar, Dhaivat and Nishad (g, d, n); rest shuddh swaras
Aaroh (ascent):
S R M P d n S’ (Western notation: C D F G G# A# C)
Avaroh (descent):
S’ n d P M g R S (Western notation: C A# G# G F D# D C)
Key phrases:
S R M P, n d P, M P n d P, d M P, g, R M P
Time:
Late Morning
Jaunpuri is sometime mistaken as Asavari of the shuddh Rishabh variety but, according to Pandit V N Bhatkhande, Asavari drops komal Nishad (n) in the ascent and emphasizes komal Dhaivat (d) while Jaunpuri employs both the swaras with same importance. This keeps Asavari away from Jaunpuri. However, most probably this is why Asavari has taken a back seat and Komal Rishabh Asavari is more in practice now.
Bibliography
1. Bhatkhande V.N. (1919-1937) ‘Kramik Pustak Malika Vol 1-6’
2. The Oxford Encyclopaedia of the Music of India
Links
1. Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (vocal)
2. Ustad Ali Akbar Khan (sarod)
3. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (sarod)
4. Padma Talwalkar (vocal)
5. Kaushiki Chakraborty (vocal)
Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar performing a khayal in Raag Jaunpuri at Darbar Festival 2011, with Anubrata Chatterjee (tabla), Chinmay Kolhatkar (harmonium) and Omkar Dalvi (pakhawaj).
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