Lydian mode
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Lydian mode
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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We began with Beethoven, who employed the Lydian mode in his Opus 132 for out-of-body illusions.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2020
Let the Lydian mode proclaim not the past but the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2020
Being in the Lydian mode, it has no conventional harmonic tension.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2020
Therefore the fourth degree of the Lydian mode is raised one half step.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
This is an example of Lydian mode in the “Simpson’s Theme Song” by Danny Elfman.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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