The Dastgah Rast Panjgah
The name of this system has the same derivation as those of two other dastgah-ha, Segah and Chargah. Panjgah indicates the fifth place. Rast,which in persianmeans right or true could have a number of interpreations. The most likely is that the name refers to the rast system of tuning,as opposed to chap a tuning one fourth lower. Another possibility is that of two version. Finally ,the appellation Rast might refer to medieval Arabian melody type of that name.
The scale of Rast Panjgah is identical with that of mahur,that is the western major scale. Evidence of the weakness of the tradition is the scarcity of musical example of the daramad.
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