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Zanjaran Analyses (p1)

Zanjaran is fairly rare, but quite beautiful maqam, in which the bright Ajam emphasis descends to a darker Hijaz ending. Probably the only piece most musicians know in this maqam is the famous song "Ya Halawt id-Dunya," ("Oh Sweetness of the World,") whose lyrics are captured perfectly by the mood of this maqam. The 1928 Mawwal by Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab "Amana ya leil," explores the full potential available to this maqam, creating a unique series of pathways (see discussion on "Unique Pathways"). The full network represented on this site (not counting the distant departures and expansions used in "Amana Ya Leil") is as follows:

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(Aya Daraha bil-Haqq)

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(Aya Daraha bil-Haqq)

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(Aya Daraha bil-Haqq)

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(Aya Daraha bil-Haqq)

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(Aya Daraha bil-Haqq)

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(Ya Halawt id-Dunya)

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(Ya Halawt id-Dunya)

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(Ya Halawt id-Dunya)

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(Ya Halawt id-Dunya)


Ya Halawt-id-Dunya

[song page with full recording]

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raised 6 above Ajam 4 (= 9 rel. Hijaz 1)

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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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flat 6 above Ajam

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includes flat 6 above (= 9 relative Hijaz)

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raised 6 above Ajam

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Aya Daraha Bil-Haqq

[song page with full recording]

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including 6 & 7 underneath octave tonic

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raised 6 above Ajam 4 (9 rel. Hijaz)

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melody repeat

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use of raised 6 above Ajam 4

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Raised 6 above Ajam; Same verse ending

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