mixolydian

/ ˌmɪksəʊˈlɪdɪən /

adjective

1. music of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G See Hypo-

Word History and Origins

Origin of mixolydian¹

C16: from Greek mixoludios half-Lydian

Example Sentences

The Mixolydian mode is also identical with our modern major scale except for the whole tone between the 7th and 8th degrees.

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The Mixo-lydian (e.g.) is high-pitched and plaintive: what more can the Hyper-mixolydian be?

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The strange beauty of the Slavsia lies in the use of the mixolydian mode, and its simple harmonisation.

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The Mixolydian, which was Sappho's mode, was the mode for sentiment and passion.

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