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Bayati Pathways: Rast

Rast 4 is the most frequent real modulation within Bayati (if we acknowledge that the use of Nahawand 4 and Ajam 6 frequently don't feel like true modulations). It shares a tonic with Nahawand 4, and differs from Nahawand only in its raised 3rd scale degree (6th scale degree with respect to the Bayati tonic)--and hence the two are frequently paired. Sometimes Nahawand is used to "erase" the Rast and ease a re-entry into Bayati, although not always. Frequently Rast is used to reach up toward the octave tonic, as well as to Jins Bayati on the octave. And sometimes Rast simply becomes a strong alternate area of melody, offering contrast.

From "Nura Nura"

11

12

"Husseini" Nahawand/ not parsing out bayati lawazim

13

14

15

includes start of wahda for mawwal

16

majority of mawwal in Rast 4 (typical for Farid)

17

18

mawwal ends

From "Samai Bayati il-3ariyan." "Husseini" refers to a suspended emphasis on 5, which eventually settles to 4. In most cases, this occurs within the context of Rast 4 (in which it could be viewed as an emphasis on 2 within Rast which settles to 1, the Rast tonic). Within Bayyati, a Husseini emphasis can also occur within Nahawand 4.

13

14

emphasis on 5--resolving to 4 in next phrases

15

16

includes baggage underneath 2 & 3

17

18

little bit of bayati at the octave within melody

19

20

25

26

27

inclusion of 7 within jins

28

29

53

don't be thrown off by phrase ending a step below tonic

54

55

56

57

bayati octave hinted from start of phrase

58

59

resolution of Husseini within this phrase

60

not very strong--perhaps Nahawand 4 or Ajam 6 are felt more?

from "Taheya"

03

descent from 6

04

05

06

07

Melody descent, starting with Husseini emphasis

08

09

full-octave descent through both ajnas

10

including baggage underneath, 7 - 6 - 7 - 8

11

use of raised 6 above Rast to descend

12

13

14

30

a little Sazkar here (raised 2 of Rast)

31

resolution down

32

going up to 5

From "Ba3eed 3annak"

10

prominent inclusion of notes under Nahawand (2 & 3)

11

12

lazima

13

14

prominent emphasis on 7

15

16

ending of first verse, starting instrumental of verse 2

29

30

prominent modified notes under Rast tonic (2 & 3)

31

lazima in bayati 1 range (1-3-5)

32

emphasis on octave, with a note above

33

verse ending (same as 1st verse)

34

35

35-36 different parsing of same melody in 11-14,

36

reflecting tonicization of 8 from notes underneath.

37

full octave descent Nahawand - Bayati; = 15-16


Rast in the lower Octave

It is also common to find a Rast tonicization, or at least a passing emphasis, underneath the root Bayati tonic. This Rast plays more of a "supportive" role to the Bayati.

From "Nura Nura"

01

02

Actually Rast; "Husseini" refers to emphasis on 5--here lower octave

03

including the ascending notes underneath tonic

04

Again, actually Rast 4, but melody stops on 5

05

no longer parsing out Husseini Lazima

From "Samai Bayati il-3ariyan"

01

02

03

From "Taheya" dance instrumental

26

27

about to resolve down to Rast 4 in lower octave

28

29

30

a little Sazkar here (raised 2 of Rast)

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