🎸 Relating to a mode 🎸 A musical mode

Mixolydian

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Relating to a musical scale like a major scale with a lower seventh note

adjective
/ˌmɪksəˈlɪdiən/

Specialized

: mixolidio

During the music lesson, we explored the Mixolydian mode and its unique harmonic qualities.

Examples

She played a beautiful melody in Mixolydian scale that captivated everyone at the concert.
The song is composed in Mixolydian mode, featuring a distinct sound with its lowered seventh note.
So I'm only thinking an E suspended to E Mixolydian or really a major for this first part.
I'm using AC Mixolydian with a SUS four in the third.

Surface Forms

Mixolydian positive

Morphology

Mixolydian = Lydian (opaque) = mixo + lydian

The form is analysable as 'mixo-' + 'Lydian' but 'mixo-' is an obscure Greek combining form and the meaning is a technical musical concept that an average B1 learner would not infer from the parts.

Etymology

Mixolydian comes from Greek parts mixo- 'mixed' and Lydian 'a musical mode'. So when something is called Mixolydian it means it has a 'mixed Lydian' sound — like a major scale but with the seventh note lowered, which gives a bluesy or folk feeling.