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Thread #92118 Message #1757856
Posted By: pavane
12-Jun-06 - 07:16 AM
Thread Name: a mnemonic for the modes
Subject: RE: a mnemonic for the modes
And the probable reason for the modes to have declined in popularity was the more limited scope for harmony. In the most common modes, you don't have the v7 chord to use, as it doesn't resolve to the tonic chord of the mode.
So when harmonies and chords became an essential part of western music, the major scale became predominant, and the Aeolian mode evolved into the Minor scale(s).