Dorian mode

American  

noun

Music.

1. an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of a keyboard instrument by an ascending scale from D to D.

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Example Sentences

We ended with Riley, who used the Dorian mode in “Sun Rings” for out-of-this-world access.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2020

In this case the inspiration for the music wasn’t the wine itself, but rather a Parthenon-style building in the vineyard, which led the composer to use the Greek Dorian mode in his composition.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 9, 2012

This is an example of Dorian mode in “Scarborough Fair,” an English folk song.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The little piece is in the Dorian mode, and in the361 original is clearly and correctly printed, in four separate parts on the same double page.

From The Story of Rouen by Cook, Theodore Andrea, Sir

Nicias has often submitted to this process; and Laches is quite willing to learn from Socrates, because his actions, in the true Dorian mode, correspond to his words.

From Laches by Jowett, Benjamin