Notes for musicians
Tentative plan:
(please check back; I will also add more specific notes about forms)
First part (C)
- Bilafrah (Signature piece) (Hijaz G).
- taqsim (Hijaz G to Nahawand C))
- Dulab Nahawand (Nahawand C)
- Sama`i Nahawand (takht subgroup) (Nahawand C)
- Shoore Aasheghaaneh (Persian song) (Nahawand C)
- Ya Banat Iskandariyya (Nahawand C)
- Nassem alayna al-hawa (Kurd G)
- Taqsim ud (Kurd G to Nahawand G)
- Longa Riyad (takht subgroup) (Nahawand G)
- Ah Ya Lally (Nahawand G)
Second part (D)
- Dulab Bayyati (Bayyati D)
- Taqsim (Bayyati D)
- Sama`i Bayyati (Bayyati D)
- Habbaytak (Bayyati D)
- Percussion piece (Steve's arrangement)
- Lamma Bada (Nahawand G)
- Ya Rayah (Nahawand D)
- Foug al-Nakhal (Nahawand D)
- taqsim Ud (Nahawand D to Saba D)
- Saba Samir (Saba D). Intro (perc 4 cycles). Solos: Ud, violin, nay. Finish all together. Note: following solo, instrumental section repeats. Percussion switch from maqsum, to wahda, to sa`idi.
- Dulab and taqsim Bayyati (Bayyati D)
- Ah ya hilw (Bayyati D)
- al-Hilwa Di (Hijaz D)
- Ah Ya Zayn (Hijaz D)
Final (encore)
- Taqsim (Bayyati D to Saba D to Agam Bb)
- Zuruni (Agam Bb). Nadia/Karim/Tarek solo. intro (Perc 4 cycles, instr 2x) verse/chorus (alt), final chorus 2x.