mrkmni
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Taksim Hijaz ( Sombati's)
Hi Guys,
Here my try of the Hijaz taksim of Sombati after two weeks of practicing...
I changed the Kafla ( finishing) of the third part.
I wonder the swich to bayati at the end was really brutal...
Please if you have any comment do not hesitate..We are here to share ...
Thanks,
http://www.4shared.com/file/132382915/a0c3ad3c/Hijaz-s.html
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David.B
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To be honest, I've got to work on it to understand and give a good critic. Right now, I can say the Bayati part is a little brutal but that sounds ok
! It contrasts, not hurts... To me the biggest difference is about the sound, I think your recording is more "objective", Sombati's one sounds really
bassy with resonance like in a wide room. But I'm not a specialist neither a technician. I know many of you have a better ear about this subject !
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mrkmni
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Hi David,
I have soudforge software. It is full of options; I can get any resonance or ambiance I want.
Sombti recordings were commercial, so the must have been recorded professionally...
And of course no comparison between my oud and Sombati s even if the technology advaces every day.
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David.B
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No don't do that ! Keep a natural sound, it's better to compare and work with. I like Riyad al Sombati's music but in spite of the commercial sound. I
would prefer to talk to you about the structure of his music, it's a shame nobody discusses about the different maqamat in use, the ghammaz and hassas
al hassas... Back on the form : what kind of microphone do you use ? There is a lot of breath on the recording, to me it's the best thing you could
improve. I use this microphone :
http://www.sony.fr/product/pam-music/ecm-ds70p
Not pro, but no breath. The best micro for the price ! (if you've got 60 € to invest of course)
About the way you work : you needed 2 weeks to get the whole taksim in your fingers without any scores, didn't you ?
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mrkmni
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Hi David,
I uploaded a new file ( same but smaller)
It is true that when you do one or two taksims of Sombati the others become easy and yes, I humbly can That I can master any taksim of Sombati because
what I learned is his Risha.
This microphone I bought it years ago from ebay ( I think for 1 $) but I do not use it. So, sometimes I use the microphone of the camera when I record
videos, othertimes I use Olympus recorder, a good device, also sometimes I use the microphone of my laptop....
Al hassas is the last note in the maqam.. it is really hassa ( sensitive).
thanks David...
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David.B
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Hi mrkmni,
You're last file sounds in the same spirit of the original (more bassy).
Quote: Originally posted by mrkmni  | | It is true that when you do one or two taksims of Sombati the others become easy and yes, I humbly can That I can master any taksim of Sombati because
what I learned is his Risha. |
Happy to read that, I started the taksim Shadd `Araban by George Abyad in January of this year and I finished the analysis yesterday night... but I
must be lazy 
Interesting, to me hassas means "leading tone" (in music of course) : in maqam Hijaz the F# is the hassas of G, and the E# can be considered as a
hassas al-hassas (double "leading tone"). This is a really interesting point : what words for what meanings ? It should be the subject of a
thread...
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