Gregorian modes and Greek tones
  • JamJam
    Posts: 636
    I know there are eight Gregorian modes and eight ecclesiastical Greek tones. Is there any correspondence between them?

    I know that the modes are each dorian, phyrgian, lydian, or mixolydian, which are Greek words, but I don't know actually how our tones are described. I haven't studied Byzantine music in the same way I have studied Gregorian chant.

    I was just wondering if any of y'all knew.
  • francis
    Posts: 10,828
    Here is a basic explanation of the modes.

    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki?search=Church+modes

    I am not positive, but I thought the only difference is simply the way they are categorized in each system but in theory they are one in the same. Anyone else?
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