Bayati and Varieties

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Maqam Bayati and its varieties                                              مقام البياتي وفروعه

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

بياتي على ري

 

راست على  صول

 

 

 

Bayati on D

Rast on G

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

D

E half-flat

F

G

A

B half-flat

C

D

 

3/4 tone

3/4 tone

1 tone

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 tone

 

  Maqam Bayati Ascending
مقام بياتي صعود

 

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G clef

D

C

B flat

A

G

F

E half-flat

D

 

Maqam Bayati Descending
مقام بياتي هبوط

 

 

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Bayati on D

Nahawand on G

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

D

E half-flat

F

G

A

B flat

C

D

 

Maqam Ushshaq      مقام عشّاق
Note:
This Maqam is known in Tunis as Al-Husein Ajam

 

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G clef

D

E half-flat

F

G

A

B half flat

C

D

 

 Maqam Al-Husein     مقام الحسين

Note: Alhusein Maqam is composed of three Bayati tetrachords: one on D, One on A and one on upper D

Alhusein has five different varieties and they are:

1-      Alhusein Niriz الحسين نيريز (in Tunis). It stresses the C below the tonic.

2-     Alhusein Asl  الحسين اصل  which is equivalent to the eastern Al-Huseini

3-     Al-Husein Usheiran  الحسين عسيران  which is same as the Bayati with the addition of a Bayati tetrachord below its Tonic when descending.

4-      Al-Husein Saba  الحسين صبا characterized by stressing the third note.

5-      Al-Husein Ajam  الحسين عجم characterized by having a second tetrachord of Nahawand ascending and descending

 

 

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Husein Niriz Sample

Husein Asl Sample


Husein Usheiran Sample

Husein Saba Scale

Husein Saba Sample


Husein Ajam Scale

Another variety of Bayati is called Muheir بياتي محيّر  which is a Bayati that is played on the upper octave.

 

 

Bayati on D

Hijaz on G

Tetrachord

Nahawand tetrachord

 

G clef

D

E half-flat

F

G

A flat

B

C

D

 

3/4 tone

3/4 tone

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

 

 Maqam Bayati Chury (Qar-Jghar)
مقام بياتي شوري او قار جغار

 

Listen to the Scale

Dour in Chury Sample

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hijaz on F

 

Saba on D

Tetrachord

Ajam on B

Tetrachord

Trichord

 

G clef

D

E half-flat

F

G flat

A

B flat

C

D

 

3/4 tone

3/4 tone

1/2 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 tone

 

 Maqam Saba
مقام الصبا

 

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 NOTE:  Comparative Arabic Music set of Audio Disks contain a very detailed description of all of these Maqamat, with an extensive set of musical examples to illustrate them.     

 Scales graphics: Courtesy of Maqam World, a very educational and very informative web site. 

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