Segah Explained

Segah (Persian: سه گاه,Azerbaijani: Segah,Turkish: Segâh) is a musical modal system in traditional mugham music.

This is the third mode and consists of 0.5-1-1 tone which is created in amalgamation of three tetra-chords with the reach method. Segah mugam associated with love, romantic feelings at listener.[1] Subgenres of Segah includes: egah Zabul-Segah-Bardasht, Maye, Muya, Manandi-Mukhalif, Segah, high-pitched tone Zabul, Manandi-Hisar (in high-pitched tone), Manandi-Mukhalif (in high-pitched tone), Ashig-Kush, Mubarriga, Zabul, space for Segah, Kharij Segah-Bardasht, Maye, Takhtigah, Mubarriga, Manandi-Hisar, Manandi-Mukhalif, high-pitched tone Segah, space for Kharij Segah. Other mugams relating to the Segah are: Hashym Segah-sol, Kharij Segah-si, Mirza-Huseyn-lya, Orta Segah-mi, Zabul Segah.[2]

In classical Turkish music "si" pitch, and the melody type in this pitch.

Notes and References

  1. http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai142_folder/142_articles/142_aida_repression_music.html Politically Correct Music
  2. http://www.mugamradio.az/about-mugam/mugams/ There are seven main modes and three auxiliary modes in Azerbaijan Mugam