Bayat e Turk


Bayat e Turk or Bayat e Zand is a part of Dastgah-e Shur in Iranian traditional music. Some religious texts, like Adhan, are sung in this mode.

Etymology

The term "Turk" refers to the Turkic Qashqai people of Southern Iran, and does not refer to Turkmen People or Azeri People.This is thought to be because the folk songs of the Qashqai tribe are often sung in this manner.

Branches

This mode has some branches including:
  • Daramad e Avval
  • Daramad Dovvom
  • Daramad Sevvom
  • Dogah
  • Ruholarwah
  • Jame daran
  • Mahdizarrabi
  • Zangooleh
  • Bastenegar
  • Naghme
  • Feili
  • Khosrawani
  • Haji Hassani
  • Mehrabani