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Thread #55442   Message #861373
Posted By: GUEST
08-Jan-03 - 01:09 AM
Thread Name: Who Named the Modes?
Subject: RE: Who Named the Modes?
You are doing much better than me Little Robyn. I can't recognise much beyond major/minor/mix at the moment but am trying hard...

We use abc to notate music at folkinfo and, unlike conventional notation which just shows sharps and flats, abc allows you to state the mode in the key (K:) header, e.g. K:Gmix (or K:Gmixolydian) is a valid key. Although K:C would produce the same "printed score" output as K:Gmix, we are trying to indicate the (or with gapped scales, a) correct mode in the abc.

Fortunatley, there are friendly helpful people who understand modes far better than I, and no-one gets excited when mistakes are made or even expects everyone to get it right.

Jon