The song is in D Dorian, transposes up a half step to Eb Dorian for the B section. Notice the character of the song: very floating, like a snapshot, not a whole lot of movement, only 1 chord (in the first section), the song evokes and creates a mood more than it tells a story. The 1st part is in Mixolydian, the 2nd part is in Dorian. Less call and response, it just keeps meandering, in the moment. Lots of repetition, only 1 chord, melodies evoke a journey and a mood, more than they tell a story. Cool examples of modal music to illustrate the above descriptions. When you move the first note down a half step in Locrian, you get a Lydian scale. Interesting to ponder if it is a coincidence, that the scale perfectly in the center (of the above list), and thus with the perfect balance between light and dark mood, is also palindromic.Īnother fun fact: while it appears Lydian and Locrian couldn’t be any more removed from one another, they are actually only 1 note different from one another. You get the same intervals in the same order ascending and descending. It’s fun to mention also that of these modes, Dorian is a palindrome. Music was created not on the principle of major and minor, nor as a means to tell a story, but in terms of creating and expressing moods, picking the appropriate mode that most closely evoked the mood one wanted to express or share. That is precisely how modes were approached in Medieval Music. Lydian is the brightest, most open-sounding mode, Locrian is the darkest sounding mode.Īs you go from Lydian to Locrian, the modes get progressively darker.ĭorian is said to be the most (emotionally, moodily) balanced sounding scale between happy and sad, light and dark.Īfter all, it is right in the middle of the list. This is well illustrated when you look at the intervallic structures of the modes.Īs the distance between the tonic (1, C) and all other following notes gets smaller, this has the effect of a scale sounding sadder and darker with each note flattening. “Mode” comes from a Greek word which, supposedly, means “mood”. That is the difference between “mode” and “scale”. There are more different mood gradations beyond just happy (major) and sad (minor). Scales: we use scales not in limiting terms of major and minor, but think of each scale as having its own characteristic color and mood.Melodies feel like a “stream of consciousness” type of run-on sentences, not call and response.Usually no song sections, but repetition of the same melody.No tension and resolution, just being in the moment with focus on the feel and color of the music.Chord progressions oftentimes based on a drone, centering the melodies on a focused point.The music is meant to evoke feelings, textures, a mood, an experience, through the color of each mode.Scales: we think in terms of major and minor scales, happy stories, and sad stories.Melodies are constructed of short phrases that usually have a call and response type of feel, enhancing a sense of musical story-telling.The music has chord progressions based on tonic, subdominant, and dominant, creating movement through tension-resolution.Is based on the development of a melodic idea.Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine” and “Zotz!”. 1914 – Fred Clark who co-starred in “Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb,” “Dr.1926 – Duke Mitchell who starred in “Bela Lugosi Meets a Brooklyn Gorilla.”.1936 – Albert Finney who appeared in the films “Looker,” “Wolfen” and “Murder on the Orient Express.”. 1955 – The late Kevin Peter Hall, who played “The Predator” in “Predator I & II,” “Harry” in Harry and the Hendersons” and “and “The Monster” in “Monster in the Closet.”.1958 – Chuck Russell, director of the films “A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors”, “The Blob” remake, “The Mask”, “Bless the Child”, and “The Scorpion King.”.1978 – Daniel Franzese, who appeared in “Kill Theory,” “Killer Pad” and “Blood Feast 2: All You Can Eat.”.1979 – Rosario Dawson, who starred in “Death Proof,” “Sin City” and “Men in Black II.” She also provided the voice of “Velvet Von Black” in “Rob Zombie’s “The Haunted World of El Superbeasto.”.1985 – Chris Zylka, appeared in “Shark Night 3D” and “Piranha 3DD.”.1985 – Audrina Patridge, worked in “Sorority Row” and “Scary Movie 5.”.BORN ON THIS DAY IN HORROR HISTORY – MAY 9
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