shur (mugham)

“Shur”({{langx|az|Şur}}) – is one of the great mughams (a multifrequency vocal-instrumental composition) and one of seven main modes{{Cite book

| title = Мугам

| author = А. Дж. Аббасов.

| url=http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_music/5205/Мугам

| publisher=Советская энциклопедия

| location=Moscow

| year = 1973–1982

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| accessdate= }} in Azerbaijani music.

This is the second mode and consists of 1-0.5-1 tone, which is created in the result of amalgamation of three tetra-chords with reach method of the first tetra-chord. Shur mode is the most used mode in Ashik art. Shur creates a joyful lyrical mood for the listener.[http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/ai142_folder/142_articles/142_aida_repression_music.html Politically Correct Music] Subgenres of Shur includes: Bardasht, Maye, Salmak, Shur-Shahnaz, Busalik, Bayaty-Turk, Shikasteyi-Fars, Mubarriga, Ashiran, Semai-Shams, Hijaz, Shakh Khatai, Sarenj, Gemengiz, Nishibi-Feraz, space for Shur. Mugams relating to the Shur are: Shahnaz, Sarenj, Arazbary, Osmani, Rahab, Neva.[http://www.mugamradio.az/about-mugam/mugams/ There are seven main modes and three auxiliary modes in Azerbaijan Mugam] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100807090710/http://www.mugamradio.az/about-mugam/mugams/ |date=2010-08-07 }}

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.{{Cite book

| title = Шур

| author = Гулиев, Джамиль.

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| publisher=Азербайджанская советская энциклопедия

| location=Главная редакция Азербайджанской советской энциклопедии

| year = 1987

| volume = 10th

| page=576

| isbn=

| accessdate= }} Some performers of Shur use little parts such as Buselik, Ashiran and Shah Khatai.

Maximally shortened kind of Shur destgah includes 8 main parts: Berdasht, Maye, Shur-Shahnaz, Bayati-Turk, Shikesteyi-fars, Semayi-shems, Hijaz and Sarenj''.{{Cite book

| title = Некоторые вопросы современной мугамной культуры

| author = С. Багирова.

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| publisher=Элм

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| year = 1983

| volume = 1

| page=105

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| accessdate= }} These parts play a function of "bearing components" of the whole construction in the modern level and make a mode "skeleton" of the composition.

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.

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