Phrygian mode

Noun

Meaning

Phrygian mode (plural Phrygian modes)

(music) a mode whose scale is the same as a minor key with the second scale degree lowered by one half step, with the interval pattern:
semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone.
Starting on the note C, this produces a scale with the notes C, D♭, E♭, F, G, A♭, B♭, C.

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Synonyms

phrygian

Examples

An example is Scarlatti's use of the Phrygian mode and other tonal inflections more or less alien to European art music. Source: Internet

Dorian is the same as minor mode except with a major sixth, and Phrygian mode is the same as minor mode except with a minor second. Source: Internet

Much Flamenco music is in the Phrygian mode. Source: Internet

Phrygian (III) Phrygian mode on E About this sound Play ( help · info ) Phrygian is the third mode. Source: Internet

The example composed of natural notes starts on E: The Phrygian mode is very similar to the modern natural minor scale (see Aeolian mode below). Source: Internet

The Phrygian mode ( About this sound listen ( help · info ) ) corresponds to the natural minor scale with the supertonic (second scale degree) lowered a semitone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Phrygian cadence Phrygian cap Phrygian deity Phrygian stone Phryne phrynin