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church mode

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church mode
n.
Any of eight scales of medieval music, each distinguished by its ending note, its arrangement of pitches in intervals, and its range.

church mode
n
(Music, other) Music a less common name for mode [3a]
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Noun1.church mode - any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600church mode - any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode
musical mode, mode - any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave


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I felt that the Classical/Opera and assorted hall and church modes available from my Yamaha RX-Z1 receiver were a bit much for this material.
Memorization of these pieces may be difficult for a student because Huang writes in various Chinese keys, such as Gong and Shang, along with the traditional church modes.
Mode" and "modality" were the preferred terms with which to analyze a repertory with ties to medieval church modes.
 
 
 
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