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教会旋法 (kyoukaisenpou) Japanese meaning: church modes | Kotomora

教きょう会かい旋せん法ぽう

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Meanings

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church modes; ecclesiastical modes

Technical term in music theory referring to the modal scales used in medieval and Renaissance church music.

グレゴリオ聖せい歌かは教きょう会かい旋せん法ぽうに基もとづいて

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Gregorian chant is based on the church modes.

Kanji

教teach, faith, doctrine
会meeting, meet, party
旋rotation, go around
法method, law, rule

Built from

教きょう会かい+旋せん法ぽう

Etymology

Compound of 教会 (church) and 旋法 (mode, from 旋 'rotate' and 法 'method, rule'), a calque of English 'church mode' or similar Western term.