A Complete History of Music: for Schools, Clubs, and Private ReadingBaltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
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A Complete History of Music: for Schools, Clubs, and Private Reading
Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James)
Music -- History and criticism
=Confusion Between the Systems=.—We may gather from this table how
the confusion between Dorian and Phrygian has arisen. The Phrygian
Octave is identical with the Church Dorian, and the Dorian Octave with
the Church Phrygian. A proof that the Church Scales originated in
the way indicated may be found in the fact that the Church and Greek
Hypo-Dorian Scales are identical, this being the only Greek Scale
without a sharp or flat. The Church Hypo-Lydian was also called the
Ionian Scale; its arrangement of tones and semitones is the _same_ as
that of the _modern major scale_. It was not considered appropriate for
church music, being looked upon as soft, effeminate and lascivious, by
both Greeks and mediæval churchmen.
[Music:
GREEK OCTAVES CHURCH SCALES GREEK SCALES
At the pitch as transposed by Ptolemy
Phrygian Octave Dorian Dorian
Dorian Octave Phrygian Phrygian
Hypo-Lydian Octave Lydian Lydian
Hypo-Phrygian Octave Mixo-Lydian Mixo-Lydian
Hypo-Dorian Octave Hypo-Dorian Hypo-Dorian
Mixo-Lydian Octave Hypo-Phrygian Hypo-Phrygian
Lydian Octave Hypo-Lydian Hypo-Lydian
Phrygian Octave Hypo-Mixo-Lydian]
=Eight Modes in Use=.—The Church Scales were numbered from one to
eight; the Authentic Scales were given the odd, and the Plagal Scales
the even numbers, thus:
1. Dorian 2. Hypo-Dorian
related scales.
3. Phrygian 4. Hypo-Phrygian
related scales.
5. Lydian 6. Hypo-Lydian
related scales.
7. Mixo-Lydian 8. Hypo-Mixo-Lydian
related scales.
A melody in an Authentic Scale had to end on its Keynote, but a melody
in a Plagal Scale ended on the Keynote of its _related_ Authentic
Scale. Observe that the Dorian and Hypo-Mixo-Lydian Scales are
identical; but while the former had to end on the Keynote, D, the
latter ended on G, which is the fourth of its scale, and Keynote of its
_related_ Authentic Scale.
Traces of these Authentic and Plagal Scales may be found in many old
folk-songs. Thus, the melody of the “Last Rose of Summer” begins on the
Keynote, rises in the course of the melody to the octave, but ends by
falling to the Keynote; it is therefore Authentic. On the other hand,
the melody of “Robin Adair” begins on the fourth _below_ the Keynote,
rises to its octave, but ends on the fourth _above_ its initial note
and is Plagal; thus:
[Music:
Range Range
Initial Final Initial Final
LAST ROSE OF SUMMER. ROBIN ADAIR.]
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