Bayat e Turk (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

:بیات ترک) or Bayat e Zand (

:بیات زند) is a part of Dastgah-e Shur in

Iranian traditional music Persian traditional music or Iranian traditional music, also known as Persian classical music or Iranian classical music, refers to the classical music of Iran (historically known as ''Persia''). It consists of characteristics developed through ...

. Some religious texts, like

Adhan The (, ) is the Islamic call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin, traditionally from the minaret of a mosque, shortly before each of the five obligatory daily prayers. The adhan is also the first phrase said in the ear of a newborn baby, ...

, are sung in this mode.

Etymology

The term "Turk" refers to the Turkic Qashqai people of Southern

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

, and does not refer to

Turkmen People Turkmens (, , , ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, living mainly in Turkmenistan, northern and northeastern regions of Iran and north-western Afghanistan. Sizeable groups of Turkmens are found also in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, ...

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 (first preface) * Daramad Dovvom (second preface) * Daramad Sevvom (third preface) * Dogah * Ruholarwah * Jame daran * Mahdizarrabi * Zangooleh * Bastenegar * Naghme * Feili * Khosrawani * Haji Hassani * Mehrabani

References

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