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フリギア旋法 (フリギアせんぽう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

フリギア旋法せんぽう

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Meanings

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Phrygian mode

A musical mode used in Western music theory, corresponding to the natural minor scale with a lowered second degree.

フリギア旋せん法ぽうは、スペインの民みん族ぞく音

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The Phrygian mode is often used in Spanish folk music.

Kanji

旋rotation, go around
法method, law, rule

Related words

ドリア旋法せんぽう
Dorian mode; similar to natural minor but with a raised sixth degree, while Phrygian has a lowered second.
エオリア旋法せんぽう
Aeolian mode; the natural minor scale, differing from Phrygian by having a major second instead of a minor second.

Etymology

From English 'Phrygian mode', ultimately from the ancient region of Phrygia in Anatolia.