Definition of Church modes. Meaning of Church modes. Synonyms of Church modes

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Definition of Church modes

Church modes
Church modes Church" modes` (Mus.) The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See Gregorian.

Meaning of Church modes from wikipedia

- The plagal modes are the even-numbered modes 2, 4, 6 and 8, and each takes its name from the corresponding odd-numbered authentic mode with the addition...
- strictly a scale type.) Related to the diatonic modes are the eight church modes or Gregorian modes, in which authentic and plagal forms of scales are...
- and Mixolydian modes of C major, plus the Aeolian and Ionian modes of F major when B♭ was substituted into the Dorian and Lydian modes of C major, respectively...
- one of the medieval church modes; or a modern musical mode or diatonic scale, related to the medieval mode. (The Hypomixolydian mode of medieval music,...
- scale underlying the fifth of the eight Gregorian (church) modes, known as Mode V or the authentic mode on F, theoretically using B♮ but in practice more...
- raga Bhairavi employs the notes of the Phrygian mode, one of the traditional European church modes. Raga Bhairavi is often referred to as the queen of...
- The Phrygian mode (pronounced /ˈfrɪdʒiən/) can refer to three different musical modes: the ancient Gr**** tonos or harmonia, sometimes called Phrygian,...
- Aeolian and Hypoaeolian modes. The term Hypodorian came to be used to describe the second mode of Western church music. This mode is the plagal counterpart...
- The Hypolydian mode, literally meaning "below Lydian", is the common name for the sixth of the eight church modes of medieval music theory. The name is...
- the same as the major mode of tonal music. Church music had been explained by theorists as being organised in eight musical modes: the scales on D, E,...