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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)

References

1. "BAYĀT-E EṢFAHĀN". Encyclopaedia Iranica.
2. الله،, خالقى، روح (2011). A look at Iranian Music. p. 181. ISBN 9789649682600. OCLC 956997616.

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Dastgah	Dastgah-e Shur Dastgah-e Segah Dastgah-e Chahargah Dastgāh-e Māhur Dastgah-e Homayoun Dastgah-e Nava Dastgah-e Rastpanjgah
Āvāz	Avaz-e Dashti Avaz-e Abu'ata Avaz-e Bayat-e Tork Avaz-e Afshari Avaz-e Bayat-e Esfahan Avaz-e Bayat-e Kord
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