modal
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8.7
- adjective
- /ˈmoʊdəl/
- Specialized
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modal
- The music composed in the caipira region is prominently tonal, while the northeastern viola music is frequently modal.
- modal counterpoint
But that's a really, this is kind of how these modal modulations work.
- But that's a really, this is kind of how these modal modulations work.
- Again, this is a great way to practice voice leading and modal interchange.
Examples
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The influences of Indian and Mid-Eastern music have also been assimilated through formal and modal approaches to composition and performance.
Academic text (1993) -
The tune was slow and modal, but demanding in its rhythm and of considerable range.
Fiction book (1997) -
Frye also defines what he calls "modal counterpoint," a term borrowed from musicology.
Academic text (1992) -
There is a modal, eerie feeling to the tune as both Julian Priester's version and Herbie Hancock's demonstrate.
Academic text (2014) -
The choir sang a lovely modal chant that echoed throughout the ancient church.
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Many pieces of early church music are characterized by their modal structure and haunting melodies.
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The modal style of this hymn reflects its historical roots in ecclesiastical traditions.
Compounds
- Specialized
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5.5
A helping verb like can that you use with another verb to show chance, need or time
- Specialized
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3.0
A helping verb like can that shows ability, permission, need or possibility
- Specialized
A helper word used with verbs to show possibility or need, for example can and must
- Specialized
A way of writing music in the Middle Ages that shows rhythm patterns for several musical parts
How Tonal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Modal comes from mode, from Latin modus, meaning 'measure' or 'way'. In music, 'modal' means using an old mode or scale, so modal music follows a particular 'way' of making melody rather than modern major or minor keys.