Music Studies. Ancient Greek modes
Major - T T S T T T S
Minor - T S T T S T T
Aristoxenus modes
* Mixolydian (b-b) (Major) - G Ab Bb C Db Eb F
* Lydian (c-c) (Major) - G A Bb C D E F#
* Phrygian (d-d) (Minor) - G A Bb C D E F
* Dorian (e-e) (Minor) - G Ab Bb C D Eb F
* Hypolydian (f-f) (Major) - G A B C# D E F#
* Hypophrygian (g-g) (Minor) - G A B C D E F
* Hypodorian (Locrian, Aeolian) (Minor) (a-a) - G A Bb C D Eb F
* Ionian (Major) - G A B C D E F#
* Samosian (Minor) - G Ab B C D Eb F#
Aristoxenus tetrachord
* Diatonic - B C D E
* Chromatic - B C Db E
* Enharmonic - Bb/# C D E
Astrological circle
♈ Aries - Ab (Hypodorian)
♉ Taurus - G (Hypophrygian)
♊ Gemini - F# (Hypolydian)
♋ Cancer - F (Hyplydian)
♌ Leo - E (Dorian)
♍ Virgo - Eb (Dorian)
♎ Libra - D (Phrygian)
♏ Scorpio - C# (Lydian)
♐ Sagittarius - C (Lydian)
♑ Capricorn - B (Mixolydian)
♒ Aquarius - Bb (Mixolydian)
♓ Pisces - A (Hypodorian)
⛎ Snake - Gb (Samosian)
Note
1. (G) Lichanos «F»
2. (A) Mese «C»
3. (B) Paramese «K»
4. (C) Trite «¥»
5. (D) Paranete «<»
6. (E) Nete «[»
7. (F) Trite hyperbolaion «⎵»
8. (G) Paranete hyperbolaion «Z»
9. (A) Nete hyperbolaion «И»
Rhythm - Foot prosody
Thesis U (Short, down)
Arsis – (Long, up)
Caesura //
Mora U to U
Diaeresis U half cut
Disyllabic
* UU| Pyrrhic, dibrach
* U–| Iamb (3/4) (1:2)
* –U| Trochee, choree
* – –| Spondee
Trisyllabic
* UUU| Tribrach
* –UU| Dactyl (2/4) (1:1)
* U–U| Dmphibrach
* UU–| Anapaest, antidactylus
* U––| Bacchius (5/4) (3:2)
* ––U| Antibacchius
* –U–| Cretic, amphimacer
* –––| Molossus
Hexameter
–UU| –UU| –UU| –UU| –UU| –UU|
Pentameter
–UU| –UU| –UU| –UU
–UU| –UU| –UU| –UU| –UU| // |UU– |UU–
Elegy
–UU –UU –UU –UU –UU –U
–UU –UU – || – UU –UU –
Saphic metre
–U–U’–UU–U–U’
–UU–U’
Dipodia
–‘U–U’| –‘U–U’| –‘U–U’| –‘U–U’|