Lydian
of or relating to Lydia.
(of music) softly or sensuously sweet; voluptuous.
Origin of Lydian
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How to use Lydian in a sentence
The epithet oxyphnos is worth notice in connexion with other evidence of the high pitch of the music known as Lydian.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroOn the contrary (the writer adds) the passive attitude is especially expressed by the Mixo-Lydian.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroThe exception is the Mixo-Lydian, which some ranked immediately below the Dorian, others above the Lydian.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroSuch an octave may or may not be in the Mixo-Lydian key: it is certainly of the Mixo-Lydian species (p. 57).
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning MonroAnd Aristoxenus says that Sappho was the inventor of the Mixo-Lydian, and that from her the tragic poets learned it.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning Monro
British Dictionary definitions for Lydian
/ (ˈlɪdɪən) /
of or relating to ancient Lydia, its inhabitants, or their language
music of or relating to an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from F to F: See also Hypo- Compare Hypolydian
an inhabitant of Lydia
the extinct language of the Lydians, thought to belong to the Anatolian group or family
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