Domezrab Chap (Part 4)

Alireza Javaheri
June 2007

Domezrab Chap in Habib Samayee works:

We understood that in Chaharmezrab-e Abuata composed by Habib Samayee how left Mezrab is performing graces and characteristics. Completed form of this kind of Mezrab is observed in other works of Habib Samayee which those like Chaharmezrab-e Shur base that mentioned before, has been used by many great artists like Abolhassan Saba.
One of the famous pieces of Habib Samayee which has many and different performing, is Domezrab-e Shahnaz piece which its note was published by Hossein Saba and Abolhassan Saba put it on the playing Radif in playing Santour.
This piece which was published for beginner Santour playing in books, was simple and with usual Domezrab state but there are several performing of this piece with Domezrab Chap state that here you can see both two performing states of this piece.
The first state is performing of Domezrab-e Shahnaz piece by Habib Samayee with simple Domezrab.



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The second state is performing Domezrab-e Shahnaz piece by Habib Samayee with simple Domezrab Chap.



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One or the other famous pieces of Habib Samayee which has been used in many great artists works is Semezrab-e Zabol Segah. This piece has been performed by many artists too.
It should be mentioned that the base and structure of this piece which was loved by Abolhassan Saba, influenced him to create his famous base Chaharmezrab in Esfahan which is "Be Zendan"(In the Prison).
And also Abolhassan Saba published this work in first Radif for Santour in Dastgah-e Segah as Semezrab-e Zabol.
Pay attention to the note and performing of Semezrab-e Zabol from Habib Samayee.



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Now pay attention to some samples of adjustments and several performing of Be Zendan from Abolhassan Saba. All of these adjustments are with Domezrab Chap.

a. Adjusting of "Be Zendan" From Abolhassan Saba for Santour by Dr Ahad Behjat.

b. Adjusting of "Be Zenadan" from Abolhassan Saba by Mina Oftadeh



c. Performing of "Be Zendan" from Abolhassan Saba for Santour (Pashang Kamkar)

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d. Adjusting of "Be Zendan" from Abolhassan Saba for Tar, Santour and Tombak (Mehrdad Delnavazi)



e. Listen to a part of "Be Zendan" piece adjusting by Mehrdad Delnavazi for such instruments as Tar, Santour and Tombak.


Tar: Mehrdad Delnavazi
Santour: Saeed Sabet
Tombak: Siamak Banayee

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From those pieces which are composed under the influence of this base we can point Jostejo (Searching) piece composed by Parviz Meshkatian which its base is a mixture of Semezrab and Domezrab Chap.
Pay attention to a part of note and performing Jostejo piece composed by Parviz Meshkatian.

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Other pieces which have got used of this base are Parts of Zarde Malije piece from Abolhassan Saba which its Santour adjusting is get used from this Kind of Mezrab.
Pay attention to a part of note and performing of this piece.



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Finally pay attention to a piece from Faramarz Payvar under the title Semezrab-e Abuata which has followed this structure.
Of course in this piece left Mezrab is introduced as a simple way which is used but because of kind of structure, of this piece is performable with Domezrab Chap like Semezrab-e Zabol Segah Habib Samayee.
Pay attention to the note and performing of Semezrab-e Abuata composed by Faramarz Payvar (in performing this is has been tried to get use of Domezrab Chap technique).



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Now pay attention to another piece composed by Habib Samayee which in it has been got used to from Domezrab Chap too. This piece is Chaharmezrab-e Abuata which is in the second book of Abolhassan Saba about Santour Radifs (pay attention that the note of this piece is written for Santour beginner course)
As it hasn't been any book under the title of method and beginner course training for Iranian instruments so musician instructors taught the students with Radif for this Santour Radif from Abolhassan Saba was learned under the title of Santour beginner's books in some sections.
After all the artists such as Saba and Faramarz Payvar wrote some pre -beginner's books like Santour Self study and Santour instructions.
Pay attention to a part of a note and performing Chaharmezrab-e Abuata composed by Habib Samayee.



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