Bayat-e Esfahan

Bayat-e Esfahan (Persian: بیات اصفهان) is one of melodic pieces of Iranian traditional music, known as a branch of Dastgah-e Shur or Dastgah-e Homayun. Some musical theorists consider the Bayat-e Esfahan an independent dastgah within the Persian radif system.

Features

Ruhollah Khaleqi has noted that this mode conveys the emotional capacity of both happiness and sadness.

Branches

Bayat-e Esfahan has a number of branches or gushehs, including:

• Daramad-e avvval (first preface)
• Daramad-e dovvom (second preface)
• Jame daran
• Bayat-e Raje
• Oshagh (owj)
• Bayat-e Shiraz
• Suz va Godaz
• Naghme
• Masnavi
• Sufi name (or Saki name)