Jono Oud N.Z - 7-21-2011 at 05:08 PM
I was interested and surprised to find that there are hardly any Arabic Samai Hijaz pieces available to learn.
I thought that was strange as it is such a commonly played maqam...
Any ideas?
I recently transposed two Samai Hijaz pieces from Turkish to Arabic notation. I wanted pieces that revealed the sayr of basic Hijaz, with the Rast
aspect.
The first piece is interesting as it modulates to Farahnak and Awj-Ara. The second piece modulates to Buselik and has a nice fourth Khana in
Jurjina.
Marina - 7-22-2011 at 01:13 AM
Hi there,
here is another Samai Hijaz. 
I composed it last year and it was performed actualy by ansamble of renaissance music. They find it "similar" to their unedrstanding of music.
This sammai will be published in my next oud book.
Attachment: Samai Hijaz Marina.pdf (30kB)
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Jono Oud N.Z - 7-22-2011 at 01:59 AM
Hi.
Nice piece
How did the Renaissance players find the microtones?
Have you released a book of pieces?
Marina - 7-23-2011 at 03:22 PM
Hi there!
They understood the quarter tone and recodrer player succeded to play. I also told them to actualy play natural mi in Jaharka, just to sound together
"ok".
;-)
I did this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Bay-Presents-Basics-Book/dp/0786678631
and my next project is advanced peaces 4 oud.
Jono Oud N.Z - 7-23-2011 at 04:48 PM
H.
Good idea, that makes sense.
I play with saxophone/bass clarinet sometimes and choose pieces with no or minimal microtones. I composed two pieces in Zanjaran that are good with
Western instruments.
Well done with the book!
The next book also sounds like an excellent idea too.