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ecclesiastical mode

/ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkəl məʊd/

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/ɪˌkliːziˈæstɪkəl məʊd/C1formalart
  • ruОдин из восьми средневековых музыкальных ладов, используемых в западной литургической музыке, особенно в григорианском хорале, характеризующийся определёнными последовательностями целых и полутонов.

One of the eight medieval musical scales or modes used in Western liturgical music, particularly in Gregorian chant, characterized by specific patterns of whole and half steps.

  1. Medieval musical scaleC2formal

    One of the eight scales used in medieval and Renaissance church music, also known as Gregorian modes.

    ruЦерковный лад

    • The Dorian mode is one of the most common ecclesiastical modes.
    • Composers in the Middle Ages strictly followed the rules of ecclesiastical modes.
    • The Gregorian chant is based on the system of ecclesiastical modes.