Medieval modes

The seven main categories of mode have been part of musical notation since the middle ages. So, the list goes: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian and Locrian. Some of them are major modes, some are minor, and some are ambiguous. Some modes are sadder or holier than others.

1. What are the 4 medieval modes?
2. What are medieval church modes based on?
3. What are hypo modes?
4. What are the 7 Greek modes?

What are the 4 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, ...

What are medieval church modes based on?

Church mode, also called ecclesiastical mode, in music, any one of eight scalar arrangements of whole and half tones, derived by medieval theorists, most likely from early Christian vocal convention. The Eastern church was doubtless influenced by ancient Hebrew modal music.

What are hypo modes?

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 7 Greek modes?

Modes are named after the ancient Greek modes, although they do not share an actual similarity. For every key signature, there are exactly seven modes of the major scale: Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian.