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The Hypodorian mode, a musical term literally meaning 'below Dorian', derives its name from a tonos or octave species of ancient Greece which, in its diatonic genus, is built from a tetrachord consisting (in rising direction) of a semitone followed by two whole tones.
- What are the 8 church modes in music?
- What are the 2 types of church modes?
- What are the church medieval modes?
- Which are the four church modes?
What are the 8 church modes in music?
The eight modes
Seven of them were given names identical with those used in the musical theory of ancient Greece: Dorian, Hypodorian, Phrygian, Hypophrygian, Lydian, Hypolydian, and Mixolydian, while the name of the eighth mode, Hypomixolydian, was adapted from the Greek.
What are the 2 types of church modes?
THE MODES (The Medieval Church Modes)
| Ionian (major) | C, D, E, F, G, A, B, C |
|---|---|
| Dorian | D, E, F, G, A, B, C, D |
| Phrygian | E, F, G, A, B, C, D, E |
| Lydian | F, G, A, B, C, D, E, F |
| Mixolydian | G, A, B, C, D, E, F, G |
What are the church medieval modes?
Medieval modes (also called Gregorian mode or church modes) were numbered, either from 1 to 8, or from 1 to 4 in pairs (authentic/plagal), in which case they were usually named protus (first), deuterus (second), tertius (third), and tetrardus (fourth), but sometimes also named after the ancient Greek tonoi (with which, ...
Which are the four church modes?
These four modes correspond to the modern modal scales starting on re (Dorian), mi (Phrygian), fa (Lydian), and so (Mixolydian).
