Part two

PRINCIPLES OF COMPOSING MUSIC
IN AZERBAIJANI MODES IN FOLK STYLE

I. STRUCTURE OF PERFECT QUARTES

"Maye - Rast" in combination with "Husseini"

Then "Vilayati" section follows. The peculiar feature of this section is that the first phrase in the beginning of the 2-nd bar ends with the tonic quinte. The response phrase must end in the same quinte.
As there is a fair distance between the quinte and the tonic, it is necessary to response to the tonic by means of gradual transitions. Therefore, the first sentence of "Vilayati" requires its response sentence to stop in the tonic third.

Then the variant of the first sentence of "Husseini" follows and then the response sentence borrowed from "Maye-Rast".

The first sentence of "Vilayati" requires repetitions in variations. "Maye-Rast" in combination with "Husseini" and "Vilayati":

Then the section called "Iraq" follows.

 

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