Bayyati ostinato

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Establish the following ostinato. Melody instruments can play the melodic portion heterophonically. One person (melodic or percussion) is designated as soloist, performing taqsim (or layali) "ala al-wahda", on the beat.

Percussion: (8 beats)

D.TT.TT.D.D.T... (tabla) D..T..T.D.T.T... (duff, riqq) t.ttt.ttt.ttt.tt (shakers, jingles)

melody: (8 beats)

2..32.1.7.6.7.1. 2.....5.4.3.3.2.

Maqam Bayyati, where

6 = A3 (below middle C) 7 = B3d (B half flat, below middle C) 1 = C4 (middle C) 2 = D4 (tonic or qarar) 3 = Ed4 (E half flat) 4 = F4 5 = G4 (dominant or ghammaz)

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