E Romanian Hijaz

Expressive, dramatic & full of contrast

Romanian Hijaz brings closely spaced notes together with wider melodic steps, creating a distinctive sense of tension and release. Its common handpan layout can reveal both harmonic-minor and Dorian-sharp-four colours, depending on the note you treat as home. It has a different character from a standard Hijaz layout.

Explore it for: Storytelling melodies, distinctive phrasing and players who enjoy tonal contrast.