Shur (mugham)

“Shur”(Azerbaijani: Şur) – is one of the great mughams (a multifrequency vocal-instrumental composition) and one of seven main modes[1] in Azerbaijani music.[2] In comparison with Shur of the beginning of the 20th century, in the modern Shur many parts are not used. Modern Shur consists of parts (shobe) such as Maye, Kur-Shahnaz, Bayati-Kurd, Shikesteyi-fars, Mubarriga, Semayi-shems, Hijnaz, Sarenj and Nishibi-feraz.[2] Some performers of Shur use little parts such as Buselik, Ashiran and Shah Khatai.

Shur (mugham)
Typical instrumentsDaf, Tar (lute) and Kamancha

Maximally shortened kind of Shur destgah includes 8 main parts: Berdasht, Maye, Shur-Shahnaz, Bayati-Turk, Shikesteyi-fars, Semayi-shems, Hijaz and Sarenj.[3] These parts play a function of “bearing components” of the whole construction in the modern level and make a mode “skeleton” of the composition.[3]

There is also maqam Shur in Azerbaijani music. Mughams such as Shahnaz, Bayati-Kurd, Nava, Azerbaijani national songs and dance melodies and also Shur are based in this maqam.[2]

Azerbaijani composer Fikret Amirov composed “Shur” mugham[2] on the basis of this Shur. A documentary of the same name, shot in 1967 by AzTV, is dedicated to “Shur” mugham.

References
  1. А. Дж. Аббасов. (1973–1982). Мугам. Moscow: Советская энциклопедия.
  2. Гулиев, Джамиль. (1987). Шур. 10th. Главная редакция Азербайджанской советской энциклопедии: Азербайджанская советская энциклопедия. p. 576.
  3. С. Багирова. (1983). Некоторые вопросы современной мугамной культуры. 1. Элм. p. 105.
External video
Performance of Shur
In performance of Bahram Mansurov (solo on tar, record of 1960)
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