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hyperaeolian
(a) In the names of the musical modes hyperaeolian, hyperdorian, hyperionian, hyperlydian, hypermixolydian, hyperphrygian, denoting either (a) the acute modes in ancient Greek music, which began at a definite interval above the ordinary Æolian, Dorian, etc., or (b) the ‘authentic’ modes in mediaeval music (the same as Æolian, Dorian, etc.) as contrasted with the ‘plagal’ modes hypoæolian, -dorian, etc.
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Aeolian1589
Ionian1589
authent1597
Dorian mode1603
authentic1609
Ionic1616
Aeolic mode1636
Locrian1753
hyperdorian1761
hyperionian1761
hyperlydian1761
Aeolian mode?1775
Ionian mode?1775
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Dorian mode1603
Locrian1753
hyperaeolian1761
hyperlydian1761
hypermixolydian1761
hyperphrygian1761
Ionian mode?1775
1761 F. H. E. Stiles in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 713 The modes being thus augmented to fifteen..their meses will be found to stand..in the following order. Hyperlydian, Hyperæolian, Hyperphrygian or Hypermixolydian.
1761 F. H. E. Stiles in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 722 They placed the Hypermixolydian at a diapason from the Hypodorian, towards the acute, giving it that denomination from its position above the Mixolydian.
1867 G. A. Macfarren Six Lect. Harmony i. 14 The fourth mode Ambrose selected is the Hyper-Lydian sometimes called Mixo-Lydian.
1873 H. C. Banister Music 31 The authentic modes were also called Hyper-Ionian, Hyper-Dorian, etc.
1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xv. [Circe] 474 It is susceptible of nodes or modes as far apart as hyperphrygian and mixolydian.
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