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4. I went to find out if there was any explanation I could grasp concerning the "Phrygian modal scale"

The two examples of music done in this mode astonished me! I can even remember the very times in my life I heard these pieces of music for the first time, and they lodged permanently within as two of the most wonderful pieces I've ever heard, and they are totally different from all others to a young person. I'm overwhelmed! I'm posting the two pieces of music right here, from this link:


The Phrygian Mode: What Is It?
By Dan Farrant

Last updated 17th June 2020

If you’ve ever heard a piece of music that sounds a bit Egyptian, then it’s likely that it was using a type of scale called the phrygian mode. It’s quite an unusual scale that isn’t very common but pops up in Spanish music and lots of film music.

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More:
https://hellomusictheory.com/learn/phrygian-mode/

(I always thought if the Northern Lights had a sound it would be exactly like the Adagio for Strings.)

Thank you, fierywoman, for dropping that term here! So interesting.