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church mode

In music, one of eight modes or scales developed by the medieval church, centring on the notes D, E, F, or G, and using the notes of the C major scale. See mode.



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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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