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hypodorian — / döˈri ən/ adjective 1. (Gr hypodōrios) below the Dorian 2. Applied in ancient Greek music to a mode whose upper tetrachord is the lower tetrachord of the Dorian (as: a; b c d e; e f g a), and in old church music to a plagal mode extending from… … Useful english dictionary
Hypodorian mode — The hypodorian mode, literally meaning below dorian , is a musical mode or diatonic scale of ancient Greece that was based upon the dorian tetrachord: a series of rising intervals of a semitone followed by two whole tones. The rising scale for… … Wikipedia
hypodorian mode — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+... noun Etymology: Late Latin hypodorius hypodorian (from Greek hypodōrios, from hypo + Dōrios Dorian) + English an; hypodorian mode, translation of Greek hypodōria harmonia more at dorian 1. : a Greek mode consisting of two disjunct… … Useful english dictionary
hypodorian mode — /huy poh dawr ee euhn, dohr , hip oh , huy poh , hip oh /, Music. a plagal church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from A to A, with the final on D. [ < LL hypodori(us) ( < Gk hypodórion) + AN; see … Universalium
Musical system of ancient greece — This article concerns itself with the music theoretical and mathematical tone system of ancient Greece. For a discussion of the cultural aspects and history of ancient Greek music, see Music of ancient Greece. The musical system of ancient Greece … Wikipedia
Musical mode — This article is about modes as used in music. For other uses, see Mode (disambiguation). Modern Dorian mode on C Play … Wikipedia
mode — mode1 /mohd/, n. 1. a manner of acting or doing; method; way: modern modes of transportation. 2. a particular type or form of something: Heat is a mode of motion. 3. a designated condition or status, as for performing a task or responding to a… … Universalium
Dorian mode — Modern Dorian scale on C Play (help· … Wikipedia
Gregorian mode — The introit Quasi modo geniti, from which Quasimodo Sunday gets its name, is in Mode 6. A Gregorian mode (or church mode) is one of the eight systems of pitch organization used to describe Gregorian chant. The name of Pope Gregory I was attached… … Wikipedia
octave species — ▪ music in early Greek music theory, any of the various arrangements of tones (T) and semitones (S) within an octave (series of eight consecutive notes) in the scale system. The basic Greek scale ranged two octaves and was called the… … Universalium
