I notice that there are two versions of Saba Zamzam.
There is the one used in modern Arabic music as a modulation from maqam Kurdi, and the other one is a compound maqam that blends Saba with Kurdi The
second version often uses the finalis of Kurdi as a sort of 'deceptive cadence'.
Here is a composition by Tanburi Isak in Saba Zamzam that shows the sayr of the Ottoman version.
Has anyone also noticed these two versions?
I believe that the one with the flat second is probably more modern, but Afghan and Indian music use this version also.
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