Mixolydian

• mixolydian

From Ancient Greek μιξο-Λυδιος (mixo-Ludios, “half-Lydian”), from μιξο- (mixo-) (from base of μιγνυναι (mignunai, “to mix”)) + Λυδιος (Ludios, “Lydia (an ancient country in Asia Minor)”); named in reference to Lydian (another Greek mode).

• IPA^(key): /ˌmɪk.səˈlɪ.di.jən/

Mixolydian (not comparable)

1. (music) Designating the Mixolydian mode, the highest of the ancient Greek modes, and now having final G and D dominant.

   Johann Jakob Froberger's piece Canzona V in G is in the mixolydian mode.

   • 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 15: Circe]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC, part II [Odyssey], page 474:

     It is susceptible of nodes or modes as far apart as hyperphrygian and mixolydian and of texts so divergent as priests haihooping round David's that is Circe's or what am I saying Ceres' altar and David's tip from the stable to his chief bassoonist about the alrightiness of his almightiness.

• Hypomixolydian

• Mixolydian mode on Wikipedia.Wikipedia