Music Theory

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Music Theory
7 songs featuring Mixolydian mode

The dominance of the major and minor modes in Western classical music has been observed for several centuries, and this…

October 12, 20202 comments
Music Theory
Subtonic and leading-tone in cadences

Depending on the interval sequences of a particular diatonic scale, the seventh scale degree can be called subtonic or…

September 24, 2020
Music Theory
5 songs featuring Dorian mode

Out of all seven diatonic scales, the major and minor scales have been the two most prevalent in Western music…

August 30, 2020
Music Theory
Popular songs using Lydian mode

In Western music, the vast majority of classical compositions and popular songs are written using only two diatonic…

July 26, 20206 comments
Music Theory
Deceptive cadence: chord progressions and song examples

In music, cadences play a crucial role in the organization of musical phrases and sentences. The concept of cadences is…

July 9, 2020
Music Theory
Locrian mode: music examples and harmonic structure

Music theory describes seven diatonic scales of which the major and minor scales are the most functional and therefore…

June 17, 2020
Music Theory
Supertonic chords: types and usage

In musical theory, the supertonic is the second degree of a diatonic scale—the scale that consists of seven notes per…

June 4, 2020
Music Theory
Picardy third: cadence for a happy ending in classical music and popular songs

In musical theory, the term Picardy third is used to refer to a special way of ending a minor piece with a major chord…

May 13, 2020
Music Theory
Popular songs featuring Phrygian mode and Neapolitan chord

Western music theory describes seven diatonic scales that are the basis of corresponding musical modes, among which the…

April 29, 2020
Music Theory
Mixolydian mode: famous examples in classical and pop music

In the 17th century, the major and minor scales became the basis for almost all classical music compositions. This…

April 5, 202013 comments
Music Theory
The Andalusian cadence: distinct chord progression of flamenco that captivated all pop music genres

The Andalusian cadence is a musical term denoting a chain of four chords that appear sequentially through each step of…

March 15, 2020
Music Theory
Microtonality: the variety of approaches to microtonal music in world cultures

In theory, microtonal music describes a piece that contains one or more intervals measuring below a semitone. Although…

February 19, 2020
Nature Sounds
Crickets choir: musical examples imitating rhythmic patterns of chorusing insects

One of the most mesmerizing sounds in nature is the bizarre rhythmic patterns generated by chorusing insects. While…

February 9, 20201 comment
Music Theory
Lydian mode: famous examples throughout the music history

Major and minor modes are the most used diatonic scales in classical and popular music due to their versatile structure…

January 12, 2020
Orchestra
The symbiosis of music and architecture in mathematical glissandi by Iannis Xenakis

The rapid growth of technology in the 20th century led to the beginning of a new era in the music industry when the…

December 8, 20193 comments
Music Theory
Classic examples of the Phrygian mode through the music eras

From Middle Ages to modernity, Western music has been largely based on diatonic scales that organize seven notes into…

August 24, 20194 comments
Nature Sounds
Why birds sing their songs: great maestros proving the musicality of nightingale, cuckoo, yellowhammer

It is no coincidence that the sounds emitted by birds are known in many languages as "songs", rather than simple animal…

June 23, 20191 comment