Re: quick question about nomenclature and modes

[Joshua Horowitz <horowitz...>]

Budowitz Website: http://www.budowitz.com

The first note of the mode determines its name, not the so-called mother
scale. So C major is CDEFGABC and D dorian is DEFGABCD. They both have the
same pitch content but their names go according to their root notes. The
"church modes" are:

C Ionian ( or major) CDEFGABC
D Dorian DEFGABCD
E Phrygian EFGABCDE
F Lydian FGABCDEF
G Mixolydian GABCDEFG
A Aeolian (or natural minor)ABCDEFGA
B Locrian BCDEFGAB

The ancient Greeks did call Phrygian what we now call Dorian and there are
many discrepencies between ancient and modern modal theory, but that's the
accepted norm now. Good luck, Josh Horowitz


 the mode question
>From: "Rachel Fischer" <rfischer (at) mail(dot)hartford(dot)edu>
>To: World music from a Jewish slant <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: Re: quick question about nomenclature and modes
>Date: Fri, Dec 8, 2000, 4:28 AM
>

> i thought that if it was d dorian it would start on e. c dorian would start
> on d.
>
> rachel
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Seth Austen" <seth (at) sethausten(dot)com>
> To: "World music from a Jewish slant" <jewish-music (at) shamash(dot)org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2000 8:05 PM
> Subject: Re: quick question about nomenclature and modes
>
>
>> on 12/7/00 7:02 PM, Koby the Interactive Bear at
> kchodosh (at) suffolk(dot)lib(dot)ny(dot)us
>> wrote:
>>
>> > My music theory teacher couldn't explain this at all, and the textbook
> makes
>> > no sense, so I'll ask you folks...
>> >
>> > if you play "D E F G A B C D" (with no accidentals)
>> >
>> > is that a "D Dorian" scale
>> > or a "C Dorian" scale?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Koby.
>> > www.kobyland.com
>> >
>>
>
>
> 

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