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LYDIEN [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-11-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Music (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Lydian mode 1, record 1, English, Lydian%20mode
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Lydian mode’s most recognized quality is the sharp eleventh. Let’s think about the C major scale. The seventh degree is B. Now think F Lydian, which is the fourth degree of C major. There’s that B natural, now functioning as the sharp eleventh of F Lydian. 2, record 1, English, - Lydian%20mode
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The character of the Lydian mode is said to have been striking and animated. 3, record 1, English, - Lydian%20mode
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Musique (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mode lydien
1, record 1, French, mode%20lydien
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le mode lydien contient une quarte augmentée. 2, record 1, French, - mode%20lydien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-02-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Lydi
1, record 2, English, Lydi
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Lydian 1, record 2, English, Lydian
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Extinct Indo-European language of Lydia, an ancient kingdom in West Asia Minor. 1, record 2, English, - Lydi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- lydien
1, record 2, French, lydien
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Langue parlée en Lydie pendant l'Antiquité. Certains textes lydiens trouvés à Sardes sont écrits dans un alphabet dérivé du grec occidental. 1, record 2, French, - lydien
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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