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)