Rast Pathways: Hijaz

After Nahawand and Secondary Rast, Hijaz is the most important and common pathway in Rast. As you can see from the Maqam Rast Page, a majority of songs in Rast use the Hijaz pathway. This doesn't necessarily make them "Maqam Suznak," unless, as in the case of Ghannili Shwayya, the Hijaz pathway is the dominant and ending pathway for the maqam. In Rast we have both brief "passing" hijaz melodies, as well as melodies that truly tonicize and sit on Hijaz 5 for an extended passage.

Passing Hijaz (usually also along with Nahawand)

From Muwashshah "Ya Shadi il-Alhan"

From Hayrana Leh

From "Fakkaruni"

From "Ghannili Shwayya"

From "Aruh Li Meen"

Hijaz emphasis and full tonicization

From "Hayrana Leh"

From "Ghannili Shwayya"

From "Aruh Li Meen"