MENAME repertoire

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Find the following in Repertoire, or under YouTube videos

2013-14

Fall 2013

Songs to practice for the World Music Sampler

• Alooli Kin (Fairouz, Lebanese folk) lyrics

• Mounyati 'Azza Istibari (Sayyed Darwish, Egyptian Muwashah), version with Jenny's teacher lyrics and notation alternate notation

• Ilham (Souad Massi, Algerian), live version lyrics notation

• Mawlana Narju Ridak (Subhanak) (Sheikh el-Helbawy, Egyptian Sufi) lyrics and notation

• Dere Geliyor Dere (Dilek Koc, Turkish) lyrics notation

• Ya Khlila (Hussein al Jasmi, Emirati interpretation of Tunisian song), original version by Saliha, Shabila Rashid version, Magda Rumi version ContempArabic Jazz Ensemble version lyrics chords and bassline guitar chords notation

Additional songs

• Turkish: Ussak Sarki Huzzam Sarki

• Greek: Manaki Mou Aman Katerina Mou

• Persian: Shekar-e Ahou

• Egyptian: Batwans Beek Harrem t Ahhebak

• Reem and Jenny's original playlist of candidate songs

Songs for the performance at Latitude 53 on 7 February

• El Helwa Di

• Ya Banat Iskandariya

• Alooli Kin

• Elham

Winter/spring 2014

• MENAME Winspear concert 2014
• Reem and Jenny's current playlist of songs suggested by MENAME members

• El Eliyahu, a piyut (traditional poem) about Elijah the prophet. Iraqi/Jewish.

Coptic Music Repertoire to be performed with George Kyrillos

View and download Coptic Music Repertoire by clicking here.

Please practice the following for now (more to come!). If you don't read music, just listen - a lot!

• Ten O Osht
• Alli El Korban (Alleluya)
• Fai Pe Pi
• Ees O Panagios Pateer

George Kyrillos, director of the David Ensemble, will join us for our April 4 concert.

Songs for the Winspear performance on 4 April

• Ten O Osht (Coptic)

• Alleluya (Coptic)

• Fai Pe Pi (Coptic)

• Ees O Pan Agios Pateer (Coptic)

• Mawlana Narju Ridak (Subhanak) (Sheikh el-Helbawy, Egyptian Sufi) lyrics and notation

• El Helwa Di (Sayyed Darwish, Egyptian)

• Foug el Nakhal (Ilham Al Madfai, Iraqi)

• Qaduka Al Mayyas (Jesse Cook version, Syrian) notation guitar chords

• Matadjem Yinmixan (Tinariwen, Tuareg Berber)

2012-13

For Fall 2012 repertoire, please turn to 2012 class schedule

2011-12

Elements

see http://www.maqamworld/com

Maqamat (melodic modes): Hijaz, Shehnaz, Bayyati, Saba, Rast, Nahawand, Ajam

Iqa`at or durub (rhythmic cycles): Bamb, Maqsum, Masmudi, Sa`idi, Wahda, Masmudi Kabir, Ciftetelli, Sama`i thaqil, Mudawwar Masri

Songs to practice

We'll combine Sampler material with new material for our spring concert...

from fall concert...

• Fika kullu ma ara hasan (Arab turath)(Bayyati D)
• Habbaytak (Lebanese)(Bayyati D)
• Al Ghourba (Nubian)(F minor)
• Bote chin (Persian)(Esfahan C)
• Da Magri (Kurdish) (Bayyati A)
• Habibi Dyali (Moroccan)(Nahawand C)
• Ya Mal al-Sham[1] (Syrian)(Rast C)

new...

• Matadjem yinmixan (Tuareg song by Tinariwen, from Mali)
• Hanghanni (Egyptian; by Shaykh Imam and Ahmad Fu'ad Nigm) [2]
• Bilafrah (Kaskess Warak) (Lebanese) G Hijaz
• Sunset Oro (Macedonia)
• Bahaar e del nesheen (Iran)
• Ah ya zayn (Egyptian-Levantine)
• Lamma bada [3](Arab turath)
• Zeina[4][5](dance piece by Mohamed Abdel Wahhab)
• Asa ma yuhashak ghali[6] (Omani)
• Aghrabe Zolf (Iran - folk) [7]

Instrumental pieces to practice

• Dulab Nahawand
• Sama`i Bayyati
• Raqsat al-Atlas (Moroccan)

Other possible repertoire

• Oudak Rannan (Lebanon)
• Bomwanzani wa mahaba (Tanzania)
• Enta Omri introduction
• Zeina
• Sidi Mansur
• Foug al-Nakhal with new addition...
• Iranian folksongs (Iran)
• Ilahi Kurdilihicazkar (Turkish)
• Havasi (Turkish)
• Kara Uzum Habbesi (Turkish)
• Ala Hesb Wedad (Egyptian - Abdel Halim Hafez)
• Oudy (Ahmed Mounib - Nubian)
• Mahani Zein (Emil Zrihan), with lyrics in Arabic and Hebrew (Moroccan)
• Sidi Yasser (Moroccan)
• Gnawa song (Moroccan)
• Amin amin (Baly Othmani) (Tuareg/Berber)
• Mesh Far'a Ma`i (Fayrouz - Lebanese)
• Mevlevi bashraf or samai (Turkish)
• Callipyge (Toufic Farroukh)
• Ibaatli Jawab (Shadi Jamil - Syrian)
• Greek song

2010-11

Note: if no link is provided below, all pieces are here, in alphabetical order.

Elements:

see http://www.maqamworld/com

Maqamat (melodic modes): Bayyati, Hijaz, Saba, Rast, Sika, Nahawand

Iqa`at (rhythmic cycles): Ciftetelli, Wahda, Maqsum, Masmudi, Sa`idi, Bamb, Malfuf, Ayyoub, Fox, Murabba`, Bitayhi, Habibi Dyali rhythm, Yuruk Samai

Repertoire:

Songs:

• Mizmor Laila (Israeli-Yemeni) Bb minor
• Ya Mahla al-Fusha (Syrian) C minor
• Takayee (Kurdish) G Hijaz
• Shenhaye saheli (Iranian) F minor
• Ta Smirneika Tragouthia (Greek) D Bayyati
• Ouloulu[8] (Egyptian) Bd Rahit al-Arwah
• Bilafrah (Lebanese) G Hijaz
• Getma getma gal (Azerbaijani)

• Hibbina[9](Egyptian-Syrian)
• Ramani (Egyptian)
• Shoore Aasheghaaneh (Persian)
• Jaan e Maryam (Persian)
• Ilham (Algerian)
• Uyan Ey Gözlerim Gafletten Uyan[10] (Turkish)

Instrumental pieces:

• Ibn al-Balad; also [11](Egyptian)
• Longa Kurdili Hijaz Kar(Turkish)

2009-10

Maqamat: Rast, Suznak, Nahawand, Nawa Athar, Hijaz, Bayati, Bayati Shuri, Sikah, Huzam, Ramal al-Maya, Hijaz Kar, Hijaz Kar kurd

Iqa`at: Wahda, Maqsum, Masmudi, Sa`idi, Ciftetelli, Sama`i Thaqil, Bamb, Malfuf, Quddam

Instrumentals: `Aziza, Sama`i Bayyati, Dulab Nahawand, Dulab Rast, Bilafrah, Dulab Bayyati (with taqasim)

Songs: Oshyoni bulbulon, Rinda Min, Kalabandi, Ya Shadi al-Alhan, Shu Hal Iyyam, Chamce el Achia, Hare’ layle’, Qoqaye setaregan, Zuruni, Lamma Bada, Shalom Lecha Dodi, Ya Dha al-Qawam, Habbina

• More Tajik songs
• Berber song
• Abdel Halim song
• Qadukka al-Mayyas

Possible wasla sequence

• Bilafrah (Hijaz, G)
• Taqsim
• Dulab Nahawand (Nahawand, C)
• Lamma Bada (Nahawand, C)
• Taqsim
• Dulab Rast (Rast, C)
• Taqsim
• Mawwal (Rast, C)
• Ya Shadi al-Alhan (Rast, C)
• Shu Hal Iyyam (Nahawand, D)
• Chamce el Achia (mawwal and song) (Ramal al-Maya, C)
• Sama`i Bayyati (D)
• Dulab and taqasim Bayyati (D)
• Taqsim
• Hare' layle' (Bayyati, D)
• Taqsim
• Qoqaye setaregan (Nahawand, A)
• Aziza (Farahfaza = Nahawand, G)
• Zuruni (Ajam, Eb)

2008-09

Ach'hal Ayit
Ah ya hilu
Ah ya zayn (form: perc 4 cycles, all instr, Arabic, violins, Turkish, ud/guitar/saz, Urdu, Arabic)
Ala shawatee Dijla mur
Allah ya moulana
al-Uzubiyya
Bilafrah ("signature")
Bint al-Balad
Chang-e Rudaki
Dulab Bayyati (with taqasim)
Dulab Nahawand
Fawq al-Nakhl
Ha'agas Street 1
Hilwa ya baladi
Il hilwa di
Kara uzum habbesi
Lamma bada
Leylim ley
Longa Riyad
Nassam alayna al-hawa
Shoore aasheghaaneh
Ya banat iskandariyya
(form: perc 4 cycles, all instr, Arabic, violins, Turkish, ud/guitar/saz, Urdu, Arabic)

Dulab Nahawand, Dulab Bayyati, Sama`i Bayyati, Bint al-Balad, Bayyati ostinato, Percussion pieces (try to compose your own percussion piece using the same notation), Raqs al-Hawanem, Dulab Huzam, Longa Riyad

Wahrane, Foug al-Nakhal,Amurr bismiki, Ahebbak law tekun hader, Sa'altak ya habibi, La Khabar, Bidad-e Zaman, Ya Shadi al-Alhan, Allah ya moulana, A vava inouva, Oudak Rannan

Iqa`at (durub, usul)

See theory links for explanations.

• Wahda
• Ciftetelli
• Maqsum
• Masmudi
• Bamb
• Malfuf

• Percussion piece

Pieces by Maqam

See theory links for explanations.

Maqam Nahawand:

• Foug al-Nakhal
• Haagas Street
• Takderakht
• Shoore Aasheghaaneh
• Ya Rayah
• Dulab Nahawand
• Ya Banat Iskandariyya
• Lamma Bada Traditional Arab heritage.
• Wahrane, a song performed by Khaled from Algeria

Maqam Bayyati:

• Sama`i Bayyati
• Ah Ya hilw
• Bint al-Balad
• Dulab and Taqasim bayyati

Maqam Hijaz:

• Bilafrah
• al-Hilwa Di
• Ah Ya Zayn