“Shur”( az, Şur) – is one of the great mughams (a multifrequency vocal-instrumental composition) and one of seven main

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s 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 joyful lyrical mood at listener.Politically Correct Music
/ref> 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.There are seven main modes and three auxiliary modes in Azerbaijan Mugam
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''. 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''. 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

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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 Fikret Mashadi Jamil oghlu Amirov ( az, Fikrət Məşədi Cəmil oğlu Əmirov; November 22, 1922, Ganja – February 20, 1984, Baku) was a prominent Soviet and Azerbaijani composer. Biography Fikret Amirov grew up in an atmosphere of Azerba ...

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.

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Bahram Mansurov Bahram Meshadi Suleyman oglu Mansurov ( az, Bəhram Məşədi Süleyman bəy oğlu Mansurov / , ; 12 February 1911, Baku – 14 May 1985, Baku) was a Soviet and Azerbaijani Tar (lute) player. He also served as People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SS ...

(solo on tar, record of 1960) Azerbaijani music Mugham modes