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GREEK PHRYGIAN MODE The Phrygian mode is named after the ancient kingdom of . MEDIAEVAL AND MODERN PHRYGIAN MODE The early Christian church developed a system of eight musical modes (the Octoechos ), which mediaeval music scholars related to the ancient Greek modes. However, due to a misinterpretation of the Latin texts of Boethius , mediaeval modes were given the wrong Greek names. Thus, in mediaeval and modern music, the Phrygian mode is a Minor Musical Mode or Diatonic Scale and may be constructed from the Major Scale starting on the third Scale Degree . The scale consists of flat 2, flat 3, flat 6, and flat 7 in the starting pitch's major scale. The Phrygian mode may be played on the white keys of the piano, going from E to E:
Examples include the following:
If the third note is augmented back to its major scale value, a Phrygian Dominant Scale , also known as Phrygian major, results. Phrygian major is also known as the Spanish Gypsy Scale , and is often used in Flamenco music. Some flamenco music uses both Phrygian and Phrygian major (often switching back and forth between these two scales). Confusingly, the Phrygian mode is the same as the Greek Dorian Mode . |
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