In spite of the Iranian classical music that is monophonic, Bakhshi's music is somehow polyphonic due to the use of the two low and high strings, a feature close to Turkman music.
This music bears highly on the modal system that is comprised of a set of melodic motifs. While arranged together, these motifs could establish a complete framework that is named by Bakhshi's as maqâm or Âhang. Each maqâm has a title denoting its pattern of improvisation and diversity of singing tones. Generally, such patterns are called melody-type in music. Rowshan himself believes that each maqâm accords with the character of one hero in a story. ...