- Source: 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)