‘Abdul Rahman Khidhr عبد الرحمن خضر
‘Abdul Rahman Khidhr
Baghdad, Iraq, 1960s.
- instrumental introduction in mansuri mode on a 36/4 samah rhythm.
- tahrir presenting the mansuri mode sung to the interjection "ay", starting from f up to g and descending to d using a bayat tetrachord and back to g with an emphasis on the saba tetrachord on g. (0:30)
- musical interlude on a 36/4 samah rhythm. (1:04)
- two verses in mansuri mode. (1:35)
- musical interlude on a 36/4 samah rhythm. (3:02)
- verses starting in bayat mode and ending in mansuri mode. (3:31)
- a verse in mansuri mode ending in a piece called Nahuft (rast on G) (5:07)
- return to mansuri on the words "aman aman, bidadem" (5:26)
- music changes to bayat mode and 12/4 yugrug rhythm. (5:38)
- first meyana in husayni mode (on d') sung to the words "way way, ya dost". (6:04)
- a verse in husayni mode (starting in rast and ending in bayat) ending with a return to mansuri. (6:18)
- musical interlude in hijaz mode and 12/4 yugrug rhythm. (6:56)
- a piece called mathnawi (hijaz on g) consisting of two verses, ending with the command "aman aman, bidadem". (7:15)
- second meyana in husayni mode on d' ending with a piece called Arwah (bayat on d') sung to the words "ya hali". (8:43)
- a measured piece called "Mthaltha" (bayat and hijaz modes) in three parts separated by musical interludes accompanied by the 12/4 yugrug rhythm and sung to the words "amaney, burdem jun, layli baba babay, aman aman, yaba yabah, khurdem jun, bashem jun" (9:25)
- taslim in mansuri mode with a quick ascent to the upper g in bayat mode followed by a a descent to the tonic in mansuri mode to the words "ay, ali mawla janemen". (10:18)
Vocals: ‘Abd al-Rahman Khidhr Sufar al-Bayyati (1925-1984)
Santur: Haj Hashim Muhammad al-Rejab (1921-2003)
Joza: Sha‘ubi Ibrahim Khalil al-A‘dhami (1925-1991)
Tabla: ‘Abd al-Razzaq al-Shibli
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