Lydian mode

Lydian mode Lydian briefly referred originally a Oktavgattung of ancient Greek Systema teleion, later in the medieval system of church modes the fifth clay or detritus authenticus (indicated by the Ambitus e - e1, the repercussa c1 and the final, e).

Today is often only understood (eg in modal jazz) including a modal scale with the same interval structure.

Since the third stage of the Dorian scale is a minor third to the root, it has a minor like character. Between the fourth and fifth, and the seventh and eighth stage is a half step, the other intervals are whole steps.

The key of F Lydian contains the master tones of Western music, which correspond to the white keys keyboard instruments.

Origin

The lydian scale originated in ancient Greece, there was however first hypolydisch or hypermixolydisch, while the later was called Lydian Ionian mode. It was not until the early Middle Ages there was a misunderstanding on the confusion between the modes. The Lydian was later used in the Christian church music of the Middle Ages (for example, in Marie songs ). One meets it still occasionally in jazz, but also eg for Metallica. David Gilmour, guitarist of Pink Floyd, Lydian scale used in the instrumental " Mihalis " ( from the album " Gilmour ") and in the introduction to "Cluster One" from the album " The Division Bell ". In the field of jazz, there are many musicians who use Lydian as the tone in their compositions, such as Chick Corea, Steve Vai, Pat Metheny and Tom Harrell.

The Lydian mode is the Indian raga Kalyana.

The key of F Lydian contains the master tones of Western music, which correspond to the white keys keyboard instruments.

Importance today

Like all other modes of the ionic system (and all other scales), can be used as a Lydian tonic. It then forms the tonal center of a composition and its follow-up steps are the same as in Ionic, shifted only by one fourth. This is a consistent continuation of the idea of ​​Miles Davis, the compositions in Dorian and Phrygian wrote ( "So What" ), in respect of these came the aspect, easy to move modes ( " constant structure "), which results in interesting sound patterns with Phrygian. An example of this is the composition of "The Real Guitarist ". In the harmonic extension that in advanced jazz musicians spontaneously when playing eg a standard is made, Lydian can serve as a substitute for Ionic, to create variety and excitement. So Lydian has a " tone " on an equal footing with all other scales such as as a major replacement gaining ground in modern music found.

Sample and pictorial representation

Scale in C Lydian? / I