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Jins Nahawand and Jins Nakriz

I've included examples of these two ajnas together on one page because of their similarity; Nakriz is simply Nahawand with a raised 4th scale degree. They often exchange with each other in the various contexts where they occur--although not always.

As a root jins

Gameel Gamaal:

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now we see that "Gameel Gamaal" phrase is bottom of Nakriz, not Nahawand

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And here is an example of Nakriz as a modulating jins on the same root as Maqam Rast, from Fakkaruni:

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with raised 4 => immediate strong tonicization of 5

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tonicizing 5 from underneath

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really only 5-4 with natural 4 (as opposed to half-# or #)

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alternate parse of #02-03

I haven't included any examples of Maqam Nahawand on this site, which focuses most heavily on Rast and Bayati, to illustrate the analytical points made in "Maqam Analysis: A Primer." Therefore the absence of more examples of Nahawand and Nakriz as a root jins of the various maqamat of this family (Maqam Nahawand, Maqam Nakriz, Maqam Nawa Athar) should not be taken to reflect the repertory as a whole, which has many such examples (in fact, later verses of "Fakkaruni" use Nakriz quite prominently, and its instrumental introduction, also not included in this analysis, begins in Nahawand).

Nonetheless, Nahawand in particular, and Nakriz slightly less so, is tremendously common as a secondary jins within most of the common maqamat (in particular: Bayati, Hijaz, Kurd, Rast, Ajam, and members of those maqam families). The following examples illustrate that common usage.


As a Secondary Jins on 4

Nura Nura:

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could also call "Husseini/Nahawand"--emphasis on 5

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lazima

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ending + chorus, not parsing out lazima

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not parsing out bayati lazima (like 07)

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"Taheya" dance instrumental:

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goes up to 5 in final phrase

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Husseini is the unresolved emphasis on 5 starting this melody

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repeating the last few notes of #02; descent from 6

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Ba3eed 3annak :

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up to Ajam, down to Nahawand (prominent 3)

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Shuri again

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finally, an extended Nahawand that doesn't fall back into Bayati

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prominent modified notes under Rast tonic (2 & 3)

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

Harramt Ahibbak:

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scale degrees 6 & 7 different than Hijaz

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Warda sings down octave to Hijaz; chorus sings up to Hijazkar

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not an arabic jins here--western influence!

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reaches flat 6 above Nah.; raised 4 ornament typical

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is it worth parsing out this Hijaz? maybe not.

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suspended 5 (like Husseini)

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Muwashshah "Tif Ya Durri":

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starts with emphasis on 5 (Kurd); like Husseini: resolves to 4

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Hence Maqam "Hijazkar-Kurd"--starts Hijazkar 8, resolves Kurd 1

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Ya Halawt id-Dunya:

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2nd Verse: Hijazkar

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doesn't resolve to root as hijazkar

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use of raised 6 above Ajam 4

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I'm including the following example of Nahawand as "Secondary Jins on 4" because that is the relationship it has to the Hijaz, which itself is a secondary jins of the root Bayati. But you can see the Nahawand has the same relationship to Hijaz as in the previous examples, a point which will become important in the analysis of Maqam Bayati Shuri.

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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As a Secondary Jins on 5

Nahawand rarely gets extended treatment in this context; as you will hear from most of the examples in this section, it serves a passing function, usually leading downward to the root jins. Only very rarely does it create a full tonicization of the 5th scale degree above Rast or Ajam. (It more frequently does that in Maqam Nakriz, where Nahawand is the principal secondary Jins on 5, but I haven't included any examples of that Maqam on this site.)

From the Muwashshah "Ya Shadi il-Alhan":

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melody dips below down to 3

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Mawwal Rast "Fein Ya Gameel Wa3dak":

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dips to 7 & 6

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Ya Maal ish-Sham:

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Ghannili Shwayya:

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5-6-7 shared Bayati & Saba; ornamentation ambiguous

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strong emphasis on 7 (3rd note above Nahawand 5)

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phrase endings on 4, but tonic still 5

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Aruh Li Meen :

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In all of the previous examples in Rast, Nahawand 5 served more as a passing jins, rather than a strong tonicization of 5. We see in this later passage from "Aruh Li Meen" a rare more extended treatment of Nahawand 5 (#66):

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very conclusive phrase! pointing to the end

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first extended emphasis on Nahawand

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Finally, an example on the 5th scale degree of Maqam Ajam, from Lissa Fakir:

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dips down to 3

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lowered 7

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emphasis on 4


As a Secondary Jins on 6

Not common--except within the context of this particular Maqam--Ajam Ushayran. From Muwashshah "Ayqadha-l-hubbu Fu'aadi":

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