yvestra - 2-18-2025 at 12:26 PM
Hi there!
I want to learn to play this beautiful song, Yaman yar, from Armenia. I cannot the makam(s) that are played, could you?
Here it is : https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oiBA6WBvf3s&pp=ygUJWWFtYW4geWFy
More generally, what kind of makam are mostly found in Armenian music? Do you have any good sites, books, videos to recommend?
Thanks a lot (and sorry for my English)!
John Erlich - 2-19-2025 at 01:14 AM
Check out the scores on this site: https://www.houshamadyan.org/mapottomanempire/vilayetdiyarbekir/city... Lots of Ussak, Hicaz, etc.
kampanas - 2-24-2025 at 08:59 AM
Pretty sure it's just Nihavend on G (Do, if you read turkish notation).
Instead of playing hicaz on the 5th degree, it drops down to the hicaz on D (Turkish Sol), resolving to the root. Not uncommon in Nihavent.
yvestra - 3-3-2025 at 01:15 PM
Thanks a lot for your answers!