Khomeini believed that during the Pahlavi era, by increasing music programs and attracting young people Due to these issues, they were kept away from important political activities. In the first years of the revolution, the tone of the music became epic, and the pieces were closer to the hymn form. The music moved away from the simple beats that used to be in six-eighths, “three beats,” and “heavy four-quarters” and approached more complex rhythms, such as “lame beats,” that gave the pieces an epic atmosphere.