Bawākir al-MāyaMizan 1 of five
Quddām
40 pieces · منتخب العازفين الشباب, Anthologie al-Āla, 1990 · 1:01:48
The rhythm
One turn of the cycle at each pace, read clockwise from the top. The red seal is the dum, the ring the tik.
Muwassaʿ · Mahzūz
3/4 · 60–80
dum tik tik
Inṣirāf
6/8 · 80–120
dum tik tik tik
The pieces
Muwassaʿthe broad pace
Zajal · al-māya · taṣdīra
4 recordings6:54Zajal · al-māya
4 recordings2:28Tawshīḥ · al-māya
4 recordings3:28- 2 recordings2:21
- 2 recordings2:04
Barwala · al-māya
Also inʿIrāq al-ʿAjam · Darjal-ʿUshshāq · Darjal-ʿUshshāq · Quddām
3 recordings3:26Tawshīḥ · al-māya
Also inʿIrāq al-ʿAjam · Qāʾim wa-niṣfal-ʿUshshāq · Basīṭal-ʿUshshāq · Qāʾim wa-niṣf+1
2 recordings5:18- 8
- 2:02
- 2 recordings1:21
- 4:22
Qaṣīda · al-māya
Also inal-Māya · QuddāmʿIrāq al-ʿAjam · DarjʿIrāq al-ʿAjam · Quddām
3 recordings4:26- 13
Qaṣīda · al-ṣīka
2 recordings1:58Qaṣīda · al-ṣīka
Also inRaṣd al-Dhīl · Quddāmal-Raṣd · Quddāmal-ʿUshshāq · Quddām
2 recordings2:28
Mahzūzthe lifted pace
Tawshīḥ · first qanṭara
3 recordings1:27
Inṣirāfthe departure
- 17
Zajal
3 recordings1:09- 3 recordings0:51
Zajal · al-ṣīka
4 recordings1:49Zajal · al-mashriqī
4 recordings3:19- 2 recordings1:29
Zajal · al-iṣbahān
4 recordings1:40- 2:23
Tawshīḥ · al-ʿushshāq
Also inal-Iṣbahān · QuddāmGharībat al-Ḥusayn · Quddāmal-ʿUshshāq · Basīṭ+2
2 recordings2:41Tawshīḥ · al-ʿushshāq
3 recordings1:31Tawshīḥ · al-ʿushshāq
Also inRaṣd al-Dhīl · Quddāmal-Istihlāl · Quddāmal-Raṣd · Quddām+2
4 recordings2:05- 3 recordings0:42