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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:

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

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.

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As a Secondary Jins on 4

Nura Nura:

"Taheya" dance instrumental:

Ba3eed 3annak :

Harramt Ahibbak:

Muwashshah "Tif Ya Durri":

Ya Halawt id-Dunya:

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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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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