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2014-15
Hossam Ramzy week: Oct 22 - 25
Hossam Ramzy repertoire (NB: extra rehearsal Wed Oct 22 in room 1-29 FAB; Concerts on Oct 24 and 25, Convocation Hall)
Our (intro) pieces from our our standard repertoire:
- Bilafrah (with Tony's mawwal inserted)
- al-Hilwa Di (flamenco version)
Hossam's repertoire - pieces we've introduced:
- Ana FintizarakEnglish lyrics
- Sallam Allay (music, lyrics, notation) (lyrics)
- Ghannili Sheway (music, lyrics, notation)
- Zeina
- Aziza
- Bahlam BeekOriginal film cliptranslationtransliteration
Next up:
Hossam tells me we should follow as much as possible the versions he's sent out. Here's his own prioritized list (though I'm not sure we can follow it as we'll have to prioritize the pieces we know best also):
- Ana Fi Intizarak.
- Sallam Allay.
- Ansak (I haven't received his version yet)
- Ghannily Shewaya
- Gana EL Hawa.
- Zeina.
- Aziza.
- Diamond In The Rough.
- Pearl In My Heart.
2013-14
Fall 2013
Songs to practice for the World Music Sampler
- Mounyati 'Azza Istibari (Sayyed Darwish, Egyptian Muwashah), version with Jenny's teacher lyrics and notation alternate 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
Winter/Spring 2014
Songs for the performance at Latitude 53 on 7 February
More repertoire
- 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
April 4 Full Program Sequence and soundcheck schedule
SONGS we'll perform:
Songs for our final performance on 29 May (7 pm)
- 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
2012-13
For Fall 2012 repertoire, please turn to 2012 class schedule
2011-12
Elements
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:
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
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