The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 24Americana Corporation, 1976 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... major and minor scales ( dia- tonic scales ) that became the basis for most Western music . The major scale corresponds to the medieval Ionian mode ; the minor scale is an adaptation of the Aeolian and Dorian modes . See MODES . All major ...
... major and minor scales ( dia- tonic scales ) that became the basis for most Western music . The major scale corresponds to the medieval Ionian mode ; the minor scale is an adaptation of the Aeolian and Dorian modes . See MODES . All major ...
Page 375
... Major , known as the Great , the String Quin- tet in C Major , the cantata Miriams Siegesgesang , the Mass in E - Flat Major , and the beautiful song cycle Schwanengesang , containing such songs as Der Atlas and Der Doppelgänger , both ...
... Major , known as the Great , the String Quin- tet in C Major , the cantata Miriams Siegesgesang , the Mass in E - Flat Major , and the beautiful song cycle Schwanengesang , containing such songs as Der Atlas and Der Doppelgänger , both ...
Page 376
... Major ; the Trout Quintet for piano , viola , cello , violin , and double bass ; the Octet in F Major ( 1824 ) ; and the Trio in B - Flat Major and the Trio in E - Flat Major ( both 1827 ) . Many of the string quartets were written dur ...
... Major ; the Trout Quintet for piano , viola , cello , violin , and double bass ; the Octet in F Major ( 1824 ) ; and the Trio in B - Flat Major and the Trio in E - Flat Major ( both 1827 ) . Many of the string quartets were written dur ...
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