mixolydian

/ (ˌmɪksəʊˈlɪdɪən) /

adjective

music of, relating to, or denoting an authentic mode represented by the ascending natural diatonic scale from G to G See Hypo-

Word Origin for mixolydian

C16: from Greek mixoludios half-Lydian

Words nearby mixolydian

mixing ratio, mixing valve, mixmaster, mixologist, mixology, mixolydian, mixolydian mode, mixoploid, mixotroph, mixt, mixt.

Example sentences from the Web for mixolydian

  • The Mixolydian mode is also identical with our modern major scale except for the whole tone between the 7th and 8th degrees.

    Music: An Art and a Language |Walter Raymond Spalding

  • The strange beauty of the Slavsia lies in the use of the mixolydian mode, and its simple harmonisation.

    The Russian Opera |Rosa Newmarch

  • The Mixolydian, which was Sappho's mode, was the mode for sentiment and passion.

    Critical & Historical Essays |Edward MacDowell