Hijaz scale
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The Hijaz scale is a Middle Eastern musical mode characterized by its distinctive augmented second interval, often used to evoke an exotic or Arabic sound in melodies.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Middle Eastern musical mode
ⓘ
maqam jins ⓘ musical scale ⓘ |
| builtFromStepPattern | semitone–augmented second–semitone ⓘ |
| characterizedByInterval | augmented second ⓘ |
| commonStartingDegree |
A
ⓘ
D ⓘ E ⓘ |
| containsTetrachord | Hijaz tetrachord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Bayati scale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nahawand scale NERFINISHED ⓘ Rast scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Hijaz maqam jins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hijaz tetrachord NERFINISHED ⓘ Jins Hijaz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicChordImplication | dominant chord with flat ninth ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin |
Arab world
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEmotionalCharacter |
dramatic
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exotic ⓘ melancholic ⓘ mystical ⓘ |
| hasModeDegreePattern | 1–b2–3–4–5–b6–b7 ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Freygish scale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phrygian dominant scale NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Gypsy scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCadence |
resolution from 3 to 2 or tonic
GENERATED
ⓘ
resolution from b2 to tonic GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalDegreeCount | 7 GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedInGenre |
Middle Eastern folk music
ⓘ
classical Arabic music ⓘ film music ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ metal ⓘ |
| usedInImprovisationSystem | maqam ⓘ |
| usedInTradition |
Arabic music
ⓘ
Balkan music ⓘ Greek music ⓘ Klezmer music NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian music ⓘ Turkish music ⓘ |
| usedOnInstrument |
clarinet
ⓘ
oud ⓘ qanun NERFINISHED ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| usedToEvoke |
Arabic sound
ⓘ
Middle Eastern sound ⓘ Orientalist sound ⓘ |
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