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Mawwal "Kull illy habb itnasaf"

What starts out sounding like a seemingly ordinary mawwal in Rast goes far into distant territory, with drastic and intense mood shifts. Startling, and beautiful, and I admit that I'm not 100% convinced by the ending. But like the other Abdel-Wahhab mawwal here, an amazing illustration of the potential of the Maqam System. For a full discussion visit the Unique Pathways page.
See the following analyses: Jins Rast, Jins Nahawand, Jins Sikah Family, Jins Secondary Saba, Jins Secondary Ajam, Jins Ajam, Rast Pathways: Nahawand & 2nd Rast, Rast: Other Pathways

Maqam Rast

Composer & Performer:

Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab

Mawwal Rast "Kull illy Habb Itnasaf" (complete recording)

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end of qanun intro, start of layali

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qanun jumps octave at end, anticipating--

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extended passage includes resolutions to 5

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violin tarjama (probably Gameel Ouweis)

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#20-24 textbook "Dalansheen" passage

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let the intensification begin!

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typical Saba modulation

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could start to just call this "Saba 6"

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about as distant as possible to go from Rast 1!!

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Sikah 4 part of this jins, from #25

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finally, proper resolution 6-5

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Suddenly transported!

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a completely unique modulation from Rast!

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not sure if this return really works, but it's genius!

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