Definition of Dorian mode in English:
Dorian mode
noun
MusicThe mode represented by the natural diatonic scale D–D (containing a minor 3rd and minor 7th).
‘His choral setting, initially in octaves, with its transposed Dorian mode on G, evolves into a kind of fantasia on the original responsory.’- ‘Similarly, the Dorian mode runs from ray, and the Aeolian from lah.’
- ‘D minor was traditionally regarded as a key both ‘obscure’ and a shade perilous, as was the Dorian mode it derived from; the piece falls, with the impetuosity of youth, into more contrarious sections than does any of the later toccatas.’
- ‘The piece, in the untransposed Dorian mode, begins and ends with d-final.’
- ‘A chorale tune in Dorian mode is fragmented and turned in on itself.’
Pronunciation
Dorian mode
/ˈdôrēən mōd/ /ˈdɔriən moʊd/Are You Learning English? Here Are Our Top English Tips