“Shur”(Azerbaijani: Şur) – is one of the great mughams (a multifrequency vocal-instrumental composition) and one of seven main modes[1] in Azerbaijani music.[2]
This is the second mode and consists of 1-0.5-1 tone, which is created in the result of amalgamation of three tetra-chords with reach method of the first tetra-chord. Shur mode is the most used mode in Ashik art. Shur creates a joyful lyrical mood for the listener.[3] Subgenres of Shur includes: Bardasht, Maye, Salmak, Shur-Shahnaz, Busalik, Bayaty-Turk, Shikasteyi-Fars, Mubarriga, Ashiran, Semai-Shams, Hijaz, Shakh Khatai, Sarenj, Gemengiz, Nishibi-Feraz, space for Shur. Mugams relating to the Shur are: Shahnaz, Sarenj, Arazbary, Osmani, Rahab, Neva.[4]
In comparison with Shur of the beginning of the 20th century, in the modern Shur many parts are not used. Modern Shur consists of parts (shobe) such as Maye, Kur-Shahnaz, Bayati-Kurd, Shikesteyi-fars, Mubarriga, Semayi-shems, Hijnaz, Sarenj and Nishibi-feraz.[2] Some performers of Shur use little parts such as Buselik, Ashiran and Shah Khatai.
Maximally shortened kind of Shur destgah includes 8 main parts: Berdasht, Maye, Shur-Shahnaz, Bayati-Turk, Shikesteyi-fars, Semayi-shems, Hijaz and Sarenj.[5] These parts play a function of "bearing components" of the whole construction in the modern level and make a mode "skeleton" of the composition.[5]
There is also maqam Shur in Azerbaijani music. Mughams such as Shahnaz, Bayati-Kurd, Nava, Azerbaijani national songs and dance melodies and also Shur are based in this maqam.[2]
Azerbaijani composer Fikret Amirov composed “Shur” mugham[2] on the basis of this Shur. A documentary of the same name, shot in 1967 by AzTV, is dedicated to “Shur” mugham.
References
edit- ^ А. Дж. Аббасов. (1973–1982). Мугам. Moscow: Советская энциклопедия.
- ^ a b c d Гулиев, Джамиль. (1987). Шур. Vol. 10th. Главная редакция Азербайджанской советской энциклопедии: Азербайджанская советская энциклопедия. p. 576.
- ^ Politically Correct Music
- ^ There are seven main modes and three auxiliary modes in Azerbaijan Mugam Archived 2010-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b С. Багирова. (1983). Некоторые вопросы современной мугамной культуры. Vol. 1. Элм. p. 105.
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 [1] In performance of Bahram Mansurov (solo on tar, record of 1960) |