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Chapter One
Assorted Preliminaries

A.
Lydian

B
1
w w w w
w w w w
Phrygian
w w w w
? w
2
w w w

Mixolydian
3
w w w w
& w w w w
Dorian
4
w w w w
& w w w w
Aeolian
5
w w w w
B w w w w
Lydian
B
6
w w w w
w w w w

Mixolydian
7
w w w w
B w w w w
Phrygian
w w w w
? w
8
w w w

Dorian
w w w w
9
w w w
B w
Aeolian
?
10
w w w w
w w w w
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B.
1
#w #w w #w ##
& #w #w w w
2
#w w w ##
& w #w #w w w

3
? w w w bw
bw w w w bbb
4
w bw bw w
& w bw bw bw

#w w w #w
###
5
? #w #w w #w

6
w bw bw w
? w bw bw w
b
7
bw w bw bw bbbbb
& bw w w bw
8
w w #w w b
& w w #w #w
9
? w w w w ##
w w bw w
10
? #w #w w w #
w #w #w w
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C. 1 “Scarborough Fair”
Mode: Dorian

2 Cowell: “The Irishman Dances”

Mode: Aeolian
Hypermeter = 4
4
Each measure represents one hypermetric “beat,” with relative strengths
shown:

Measure: 1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

3 Debussy: String Quartet, op. 10 (first movement)

Mode: Phyrgian

4 Elfman: “The Simpsons Theme”

Mode: Lydian

5 Mann et al.: “On Broadway”

Mode: Mixolydian

A
4 hypermeter begins in m.3, but it is not easily perceived in this short
4
excerpt.