Bayat-e Esfahan
# 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)
