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Maqam Analysis: A Primer (p2)


A Maqam as a Pathway; Common Pathways

On the Analysis track see section IV. Common Pathways for more examples and longer passages of these examples.

Example 14

From Ya Shadi il-Alhan:

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transcripton starts in this segment

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melody dips below down to 3

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Example 15

From Sihtu Wajdan, although the version here has two differences from the transcription presented in the article, including the use of Nahawand 5 in #11, and more significantly, the substitution of the less common Hijazkar and Nakriz in #16 and #17 for what in most other versions is usually Hijaz 5 (in place of #16) and Rast 1 or Sikah 3 (in place of #17), as I transcribed it. But I love Marie Jubran's version of the song more than others I had available, and I wanted to diversify the vocalists used on the site as much as I could, so I decided to include it.

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melodic emphasis on 3

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raised 2nd = "Sazkar"

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real tonicization, unlike #5 & #11

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Sikah with raised 2nd

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other versions use Hijaz 5 (no raised 4)

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other versions use Sikah 3

Example 16

From Hayrana Leh:

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just 3-4-5 here

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again, just 3-4-5

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could parse #10-11 together as "Rast 8"

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dips to 4

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use of raised 6 after Hijaz 5 to return to Rast 1

Example 17

See Maqam Rast on the Demo Site, as well as the top of the Maqam Rast page on this site for illustrations of the network of ajnas making up Maqam Rast.


Alternate Pathways

See section V. Alternate Pathways for more disussion of the Bayati Shuri example, as well as examples of alternate pathways in Maqam Ajam (not covered in the paper, but useful for understanding the discussion of Zanjaran there).

Examples 18 & 19

From the Muwashshah "Hibbi Da3ani lil-Wisaal:

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melody stretches from 3 up to 8

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6th degree maintains Hijaz tuning

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tonicizes 3rd degree of Hijaz

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Examples 20 & 21

From Mihtaar Ya Naas:

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start of lazima before verse

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return up to 7; Hijaz as neighbor of Nah.

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includes raised 6th degree under nah. (= 5 rel. bayati)

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return to Hijaz tonicization

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