hypophrygian mode — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+... noun Etymology: hypophrygian (from Late Latin hypophrygius hypophrygian from Greek hypophrygios, from hypo + phrygios Phrygian, from Phrygia, ancient country in west central Asia Minor + English an) + mode; translation of Greek… … Useful english dictionary
hypophrygian mode — /huy poh frij ee euhn, 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 B to B, with the final on E. [trans. of Gk hypophrýgia harmonía; see HYPO , PHRYGIAN … Universalium
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
mode — Synonyms and related words: Aeolian mode, Aristotelian sorites, Dorian mode, Goclenian sorites, Greek modes, Hindu mode, Indian mode, Locrian mode, Lydian mode, MO, Phrygian mode, Platonic form, Platonic idea, SOP, aesthetic form, affectation,… … Moby Thesaurus
hypophrygian — / frijˈi ən/ adjective 1. Below the Phrygian mode 2. Applied in ancient Greek music to a mode having as its upper tetrachord the lower tetrachord of the Phrygian (as: g; a b c d; d e f g), and in old church music to a plagal mode extending from b … Useful english dictionary
Phrygian mode — The Phrygian mode can refer to two different musical modes or diatonic scales: the ancient Greek Phrygian mode and the Mediaeval Phrygian mode. The modern form of the Phrygian mode in use is based on the latter. It is also known in Arabic and in… … Wikipedia
Lydian mode — Due to historical confusion, Lydian mode can refer to two very different musical modes or diatonic scales. Greek Lydian mode The Lydian mode is named after the ancient kingdom of Lydia in Anatolia. In Greek music theory it was based on the Lydian … Wikipedia
Ionian mode — The Ionian mode is a musical mode of diatonic scale. It was part of the music theory of ancient Greece, and was based around the relative natural scale in C (that is, the same as playing all the white notes of a piano from C to C). This simple… … Wikipedia
ecclesiastical mode — noun any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode • Syn: ↑Gregorian mode, ↑church mode, ↑medieval mode • Hypernyms: ↑mode, ↑musical mode * * * noun : an ascen … Useful english dictionary
ionian mode — noun Usage: usually capitalized I 1. : the Greek hypophrygian mode 2. : an authentic ecclesiastical mode consisting of a pentachord and an upper conjunct tetrachord represented on the white keys of the piano by an ascending diatonic scale from C… … Useful english dictionary
