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Bayati Analyses (p3)

Taheya

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01

goes up to 5 in final phrase

02

Husseini is the unresolved emphasis on 5 starting this melody

03

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

04

05

06

07

Melody descent, starting with Husseini emphasis (= #02-03)

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

15

16

a.k.a. Ajam 3. Calling it Jiharkah b/c of position in Bayati

17

opening Ajam emphasis; same as #14-15

18

a.k.a. Jiharkah 3; same as #16. intervallically Ajam, not Jiharkah

19

descent from 6

20

starts on 6, although admittedly tonicization not strong

21

22

again, Ajam not very strong here. could parse just as Nahawand

23

24

25

26

27

about to resolve down to Rast 4 in lower octave

28

29

30

a little Sazkar here (raised 2 of Rast)

31

resolution down

32

going up to 5

33

34

Ah Ya Hilu

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01

02

03

(or Ajam 6)

04

alternate parsing

05

(or 2nd ajam 3/6)

06

07

08

a.k.a. "Shuri"

09

10

11

condensing 04-06, alternate parse

12

13

Shuri

14

15

16

As above, feeling of Husseini 5 and Ajam 3

17

melody variant, dipping to octave below of Ajam

18

19

20

21

melody variant, using bayati on the octave

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23

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