Phrygian Mode

The video explores the Phrygian mode, starting with its historical context in Phrygia, now part of Turkey, and its naming in Greek modes. It explains the Phrygian mode's characteristics, such as its minor quality and unique scale degrees, and contrasts it with the minor scale. The video also highlights the mode's use in music history, mentioning composers like Bach and Bruckner, and its appearance in notable works like 'Adagio for Strings' and 'The Lord of the Rings'.

Where is the region historically known as Phrygia located today?

• Turkey

• Italy

• Greece

• Egypt

What is a distinctive feature of the Phrygian mode compared to the minor scale?

• It is a major mode.

• It has a major third between scale degrees one and three.

• It has a half step between the first and second scale degrees.

• It has a leading tone that pulls up from seven to one.

Which chord is diminished in the Phrygian mode?

• The dominant chord

• The mediant chord

• The tonic chord

• The subdominant chord

Which famous composer is known to have used the Phrygian mode in his symphonies?

• Franz Schubert

• Anton Bruckner

• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Ludwig van Beethoven

In which modern work does the Phrygian mode appear?

• Mozart's Requiem

• Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite

• The prologue to the Lord of the Rings

• Beethoven's Fifth Symphony