plagal
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gəl adjective Music.
(of a Gregorian mode) having the final in the middle of the compass. Compare authentic ( def 5a ).
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| —adj | |
| 1. | (of a cadence) progressing from the subdominant to the tonic chord, as in the Amen of a hymn |
| 2. | (of a mode) commencing upon the dominant of an authentic mode, but sharing the same final as the authentic mode. Plagal modes are designated by the prefix Hypo- before the name of their authentic counterparts: the Hypodorian mode |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin plagālis, from plaga, perhaps from Greek plagos side] | |
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Plagal
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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The second, fourth and second plagal tones all use the soft chromatic scale.
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