Kirwani

Kirwani is a musical scale in Hindustani [classical music]. It is an Indian raga specially suited for instrumental music. The scale is the same as the harmonic minor in western music. There are shades of Pilu in Kirwani. This raga is said to have been borrowed from the Carnatic music raga Keeravani.

Arohana & Avarohana

The swaras used in this raga are:
Arohana : S R g M P d N S'

Thus: C D E-flat F G A-flat B c
Avarohana : S' N d P M g R S

There is no strict Vadi-Samavadi, but Re, ga, pa and dha are important.

d- P- g R-- S R---, R-- g M P d P

Related ragas: Pilu
Thaat: Kirwani cannot be fit into one of Vishnu [Narayan Bhatkhande|Bhatkhande]'s thaats;. Bhatkhande himself did not list it as such.

Madhyaratri

It is "recently" taken from the musical scale Keeravani of South Indian classical music. It is similar to an ancient version of Pilu