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Jins Nahawand and Jins Nakriz (p2)

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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":

Mawwal Rast "Fein Ya Gameel Wa3dak":

Ya Maal ish-Sham:

Ghannili Shwayya:

Aruh Li Meen :

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):

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

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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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