C O M P O S E

PROCESS and drafts... 

combining Harmony structure with Modal/Maqam progression

TABANE

• "special case" - needs some more explenations... potentially

• belongs to the 'Harmony&Polyphony" TERM

   ---> tools from: Cengiz Onural, Paeffgen, Ahmad, 

         and NOW: Wajdi... new aspect... 

   ---> ASPECT - VOCABULARY  --> different methods implementing 

                                                           some sort of HARMONY...  

 

LINK to VOCABULARY

Aspects included:

• modal interchange

• constant structure

• substitute dominants

• modulation

... 

 

 

SAMAI HUZAM

THE BRIDGES WE BUILT 

+ CONSTANT RHYTHMIC MODULATIONS


• using odd rhythms

• uncommon pulse relations 

• nesting of odd-rhythms (YOUSSEF!) 

• combining rhythmic structures from different contexts 

 

 

+ SOLO OUD 'TAQSIM' 

SAMAI NAHAWAND (LA)

Sunbati reference - use of MODE / modulations

• combining Turkish traditional 9 with Indian           pattern-repetition (Murat Coskun) 

• Jazz minor cadence (+9+11) 

• modal interchange (Lokrian!) 

• using different Maqam/Ajnas for improvisation

  ---> Bayati while avoiding 3rd  (Ahmad) 

 

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