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an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from E to E.[1800-10]
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in music, third of the eight medieval church modes. See church mode.* * *
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Phrygian mode
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phrygian mode — noun Usage: usually capitalized P 1. : one of seven diatonic octave species in ancient Greek music consisting of two disjunct tetrachords represented on the white keys of the piano by a descending diatonic scale from D to D see greek mode… … Useful english dictionary
Phrygian mode — noun Music the mode represented by the natural diatonic scale E–E (containing a minor 2nd, 3rd, 6th, and 7th) … English new terms dictionary
Phrygian mode — /ˈfrɪdʒiən moʊd/ (say frijeeuhn mohd) noun (in music) a mode which can be represented by a scale of an octave of white keys on the piano from E to E …
Phrygian Gates — is a piano piece written by minimalist composer John Coolidge Adams in 1977 1978.The piece, together with its smaller companion China Gates is what is considered Adams opus one . They are, according to his own claims, his first compositions… … Wikipedia
Phrygian — can refer to: *A person from Phrygia *Phrygian cap once characteristic of the region * Phrygian language *Phrygian mode in music * Phrygian Valley, a historic location in northwestern Turkey … Wikipedia
Phrygian — Phryg i*an, a. [L. Phrygius, Gr. ?, fr. ? Phrygia, a country of Asia Minor.] Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Phrygian mode} (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; so called… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phrygian stone — Phrygian Phryg i*an, a. [L. Phrygius, Gr. ?, fr. ? Phrygia, a country of Asia Minor.] Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster] {Phrygian mode} (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; so… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Phrygian — late 15c., native of Phrygia, region in ancient Asia Minor; Phrygian mode in Greek music theory is from 1570s (it was held to be of a warlike character ). Phrygian cap (1796) was the type adopted by freed slaves in Roman times, and subsequently… … Etymology dictionary
