mixolydian

/ (ˌmɪksəʊˈlɪdɪən) /

adjective

music of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G: See Hypo-

Origin of mixolydian

C16: from Greek mixoludios half-Lydian

Words Nearby mixolydian

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How to use mixolydian in a sentence

The mixolydian mode is also identical with our modern major scale except for the whole tone between the 7th and 8th degrees.
Music: An Art and a Language | Walter Raymond Spalding
The Mixo-lydian (e.g.) is high-pitched and plaintive: what more can the Hyper-mixolydian be?
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music | David Binning Monro
The strange beauty of the Slavsia lies in the use of the mixolydian mode, and its simple harmonisation.
The Russian Opera | Rosa Newmarch
The mixolydian, which was Sappho's mode, was the mode for sentiment and passion.
Critical & Historical Essays | Edward MacDowell

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