Maqamat that are compatible with western instruments, and other than Major and Minor scales               المقامات الموْهله لإستعمال الألات الغربيّه

 

 Maqam Kurdi and its Varieties                                                         مقام الكرد ومشتقّاته

 

Kurd on D

Nahawand on G

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

D

E flat

F

G

A

B flat

C

D

 

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 tone

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 tone

 

  Maqam Kurdi
مقام الكرد او الكردي
 

 

Listen to the Scale

Taqseem on Piano.
Abdallah Shaheen

 

 

Athar Kurd on D

 

Hijaz on A

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

D

E flat

F

G #

A

B flat

C #

D

 

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

1/2 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

 

 Maqam Athar Kurdi
مقام اثر كردي

 Note: Sometimes the fourth note is flattened instead of being raised, thus the name of the Maqam changes to Saba Kurdi

 

Listen to the Scale

 

 

 

Kurd on C

 

Kurd on G

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

C

D flat

E flat

F

G

A flat

B flat

C

 

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 tone

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 tone

 

 Maqam Hijaz Kar Kurdi
مقام حجاز كار كردي
 

 

Listen to the Scale

Samaii Hijaz Kar Kurdi

 

 

 

Nawathir on C

 

Hijaz on G

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

C

D

E flat

F #

G

A flat

B

C

 

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

 

 Maqam Nawathir
مقام نواثر
 

 

Listen to the Scale

  Muwashah Sample

 

 

Nawathir on C

 

Nahawand on G

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

C

D

E flat

F #

G

A

B flat

C

 

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

1 tone

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

 

  Maqam Nakreez
مقام النكريز

 

Listen to the Scale

Listen to a Sample

 

 

Hijaz on C

 

Hijaz on G

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

C

D flat

E

F

G

A flat

B

C

 

1/2 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

 

 Maqam Hijaz Kar
مقام حجاز كار
 

 

Listen to the Scale1
Listen to the Scale2

Listen to a Sample
Ana Bintitharak

 

 

Hijaz on G

 

Hijaz on D

Tetrachord

Tetrachord

 

G clef

G

A

B

C

D

E flat

F #

G

 

1/2 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

1 tone

1/2 tone

1 1/2 tone

1/2 tone

 

 Maqam Shadd Arban
مقام شدّ عربان

Note: Maqam Shadd Araban is a transposed Hijaz Kar

 

Listen to the Scale

Listen to a Sample

 

  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 a very informative web site. 



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