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Word History and Origins
Origin of mixolydian1
C16: from Greek mixoludios half-Lydian
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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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