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.[1]
Features
Ruhollah Khaleqi has noted that this mode conveys the emotional capacity of both happiness and sadness.[2]
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)
 
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