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dromos

dromos

9.9
A scale of notes that musicians use in Byzantine and Greek music to make melodies
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : dromos
  • Each dromos in Byzantine music has its own unique emotional character.

Examples

  • The composer studied ancient manuscripts to better understand the structure of the dromos.

  • The choir practiced a plaintive melody in the minor dromos for the evening service.

  • The dromos is essential in Byzantine music.

  • Many composers use the dromoi in their works.

  • The choir practiced a plaintive melody in the minor dromos, which creates a haunting atmosphere in their performance.

  • In traditional Greek music, each dromos has a distinct scale that evokes different emotions.

  • To write authentic pieces, composers often analyze the characteristics of various dromoi in Byzantine music.

Synonyms

Greek mode
vsdromos
  • Specialized
9.9

A musical scale with a fixed pattern of notes used in ancient Greek music

is the modal scale used in Byzantine and traditional Greek theory
nomos
vsdromos
  • Archaic
9.9

A solo instrumental piece in ancient Greek music

is a scale or modal system rather than a composed solo piece

Surface Forms

dromos singular
dromoses plural
dromoi plural

Etymology

The word dromos comes from Greek drómos meaning 'running' or 'course', and in music it became the name for a mode because it is like the 'path' a melody follows.