Phrygian mode
nounDefinition of Phrygian mode
1
: an ancient Greek mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a descending diatonic scale from D to D — see greek mode
2
: an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a diatonic scale from E to E with C as its tenor (see tenor entry 1 sense 2a) and E as its final (see final entry 2 sense c) — see church mode illustration
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