GRGR (20) Part 3, Episode 12: Notes, Part 1 of 2

[Paul Mackin]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Mark Wright AIA wrote:

> Howdy
> 
> --- Michael Perez <studiovheissu at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > (....)  The
> > octave species based on B in Greek music was called
> > Mixolydian, which is not a name given to a church mode.
> 
> I can't recall, for the moment, where P's character "Fergus Mixolydian,
> the Irish Armenian Jew" appears... "V" perhaps? Anyone remember the
> context? Do you see any meaning in the name? Any relationship to the
> Greek convention of the descending, rather than ascending, scale?
 
Don't know the answer to this. The modern mixolydian scale would have to
start on G rather B (Greek) if the black notes were missing as in the GR
situation--in order that is to depart from C major only with respect to
the flatted seventh. What this might have to do with anything I don't
know. Maybe it could be considered a start on the road to the Blues. Just
need to additionally flat the third and fifth. :-)

				P.