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Each sound and act has own position and special quality. These
qualities create the definite m utual relations am ong different acts
that as a result all acts are characterized with the direction.
M ENSURIYYE. The percussion m ugham on the base o f “C hahargah”.
At the same time being in the content o f the dastgah “C hahargah”
it is considered one of the last part o f mugham. It is known that it
was perform ed in the dastgah “R a s t” . But in th a t case only the
rhythm ic form o f “M ensuriyye” was kept, b u t its m elody was
“translated” to the base o f the dastgah “R ast” .
M ESIH I. The last p art of the dastgah “R ast”; the part between
“H useyni” and “Shahnaz” in the dastgah “N ava”.
M ESNEVI. 1. In Azerbaijan classical music: the part situated between
“Suzi-gudaz” and “Shushtar” at the end of the dastgah “M ahur”
(that p art is called “M asnaviyi-sagil” when it is perform ed at the
end of the dastgah “R ahab” again between “Shushtar” and “Suzi-
gudaz”);
2. In Iranian music:
a) The last part o f the dastgah “Shur”
b) The p art situated between the sections “Ushshag” and “Ibadet”
(the other variant o f “Mesnevi”) of the mugham “Bayati-Isfahan”.
M O A LIF. The p art perform ed between the parts “B akhtiyari” and
“ Leyli ve M e jn u n ” at the beginning o f the m ugham “ B ayati-
Isfahan” .
“M UGHAM -DASTGAHI” - P R O JE C T . One of the mugham projects
created by H eydar Aliyev Fund. The aim of the project is to restore
the old recordings, all parts and sections of mughams performed
very skillfully. It is intended to record the dastgahs directly from
the concerts and to save them for future generation.
M UGHAM DASTGAH. The greatest genre of Azerbaijan professional
music, the perfect and classic form . The m eaning o f the w ord
“dastgah” is (“dast” - butov (whole), “gah” - yer (place)) the whole
place. D astgah is to perform all parts - part, section, rang, tasnif in
vocal-instrumental form, in the level of mugham composition. The
main character of the dastgah is to create the succession of mugham
parts and sections. As a result o f it the development dram aturgy of
mugham dastgahs are created. M ugham dastgahlari are the musical
c o m p o sitio n s w ith p erfect fo rm a tio n , m a n y -p a rte d , in chain
structure. Azerbaijan mugham dastgahs are the followings: “R ast”,
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“S hur”, “Segah”, “C hahargah”, “Bayati-Shiraz”, “M ahur-H indi”,
“O rta M ah u r”, “M irze Hüseyn Segahi” , “Zabul Segah” , “K harij
S egah” , “ S h u sh tar” , “H u m ay u n ” . These m ugham dastgahs are
b a s e d on th e fo llo w in g m odes: “R a s t ” , “ S h u r ” , “ S e g a h ” ,
“ S h u s h ta r ” , “ B a y a ti-S h ira z ” , “ C h a h a r g a h ” , “ H u m a y u n ” .
Sometimes on the base of a mode some mughams are created, so,
the m ugham families are created. “R ast”, “Shur”, “Segah” mugham
families have been created in Azerbaijan music. The ghazal (a kind
o f eastern poem) forms the text base of m ugham dastgahs. Choosing
o f ghazals depends on each singer and the character of mugham,
for example: ghazals sung in “R ast” are not sung in “Segah” or in
“C h ah arg a h ” . The perform ance period o f the m ugham dastgahs
are not constant. The same dastgah can be perform ed 2-3 hours,
30-40 minutes or 10-15 minutes.
“M U G H A M DUNYASI” - P R O JE C T . One o f the mugham projects
created by Heydar Aliyev Fund. During the project the symposiums,
the international conference “M ugham art in the 21th century” ,
different festivals and competitions and the special projects prepared
by mugham specialists are intended to be organized.
M U G H A M ENCYCLOPAEDIA - P R O JE C T . The combined project
o f H eydar Aliyev F u n d and the jo u rn al “ M usigi dunyasi” . The
publication of the project dedicated to Azerbaijan mugham includes
the electron, digital and book variants. The electron book: http://
mugham . musigi-dunya.az
M U G H A M ETU D ES. Plays composed by Azerbaijan composers for
teaching o f folk musical instrum ents m astery. “M ugham etudes”
by Adil G aray and Said Rustam ov is used widely.
M U G H A M -IRS - (M U G H A M H ER ITA G E) P R O JE C T . One o f the
m ugham projects created by H eydar Aliyev Fund. The purpose of
the project is to restore the ancient gram ophone records and to
prepare new CD albums. During the project it is intended to prepare
th e follow ing CD album s: “G arab ag k h an an d e leri” (“G arab ag
singers”), “U nudulm uş sesler” (“F orgotten voices”), “A zerbaijan
gadin khanandeleri” (“A zerbaijan songstresses”), “Instrum ental
m u g h a m la r” (“In s tru m e n ta l m u g h a m s” ), “ M ugham u s ta la r i”
(“M ugham m asters”).
M U G H A M P R O JE C T S . The projects intended to save the mugham
a rt traditions such as “M ugham H eritage” , “M ugham dastgah” ,
“ M ugham E n cy clo p aed ia” , “ M ugham A n th o lo g y ” , “ M ugham
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