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AP Music Theory›Unit 8: Unit 8: Modes and Form›Unit 8: Modes and Form

Modes and Form

The church modes (Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian) color melodies differently; phrases combine into forms like binary and ternary.

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Phrases and periods
Binary, ternary, and rondo

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8Unit 8: Modes and Form

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Also called: modes music, musical form, binary ternary