Maqam Lessons تَحْليلُ المَقام
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Sikah Analysis

Sikah is a big maqam family, but not very well represented on this site, with only one song. Sikah has many modulations, like Rast and Bayati, but the song on this page only goes through the primary pathways of this maqam; the total network represented here looks like this:


Jadaka al-Ghaithu

[song page with full recording]
Full analysis: Jadaka al-Ghaithu

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alternate version of melody tonicizes 5 at end

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skipping 2nd verse, on to 3rd

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typical intensification of upper Rast

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melody doesn't go above octave (just 6=>8)

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identical verse ending

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parsing Hijaz notes as part of Sikah (=#06-07)