Lankadahan Sarang

This is an interesting variety of Sarang in which the deviously touched Komal Gandhar.

Thhaat (parent scale)

Kafi

Jaati:

Audav Sampoorna (five notes in ascent, seven in descent)

Vaadi:

Rishabh (R)

Samvaadi:

Pancham (P)

Swaras:

Employs a touch of Komal Gandhar (g), and both forms of Nishad (N and n); rest shuddh swaras   

Aaroh (ascent):

P.N.S R g R M P N S’  (Western notation: G B C D D# D F G B C )

Avaroh (descent):

S’ n P g M R S (Western notation: C A# G D# F D C )

Key phrases:

P. N. S g g M R S R S, n.P.M.P.N.S , R R S R S, R M R , M P, n P M P, M R S, g R M P n P, n S’,R’R’S’, R’M’R’S’, n P S’, n P, R M R, P M R, g g M R, S R S 

Time:

Late Morning

The application of Komal Gandhar makes it different from Sarang and brings a hint of pathos. Some learned musicians also apply Shuddh Dhaivat (D).         

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 Ali Akbar Khan (sarod)

2.      Rajeev Taranath (sarod)

Hindustani, Kafi, Lankandahan Sarang, Late Morning