Mike's Oud Forums

Huzzam samai

Lysander - 5-2-2015 at 04:54 AM

I have been given a samai to learn by my oud teacher. Finally I have been able to identify it as this one [attached]. I think it is by Haydar.

Does anyone have a recording of this? It is my first attempt at anything like segah/huzzam. Should be fun. Any advice for playing this would be greatly appreciated.

[file]35188[/file]

Jono Oud N.Z - 5-2-2015 at 02:52 PM

Hey.

This is a really nice piece.

Here is a good version of it:

https://soundcloud.com/nur-h-n/07-taqsim-nay-et-samai-houzam

There is an easier to read score in here in regular key:

http://www.mikeouds.com/messageboard/viewthread.php?tid=13992

page 140

adamgood - 5-3-2015 at 04:43 AM

Looks like the Huzzam from Targan:

http://www.neyzen.com/nota_arsivi/02_klasik_eserler/046_huzzam/huzz...

Very nice piece

Lysander - 5-3-2015 at 05:44 AM

Great, thank you both very much. On paper the key of this huzzam looks strange, but I am not used to non-diatonic keys. This will be interesting to practise.

adamgood - 5-3-2015 at 05:40 PM

Quote: Originally posted by Lysander  
Great, thank you both very much. On paper the key of this huzzam looks strange, but I am not used to non-diatonic keys. This will be interesting to practise.


Lysander, this is (almost) standard Turkish notation. I say almost because the accidentals look a little funny but otherwise the pitch locations are standard for Turkish.