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Rhythmic Modes in Medieval Polyphony
Mode | Original Notation | Meaning | Poetic Symbols | Modern Equivalent |
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Mode I | ![]() |
long-short | ![]() |
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Mode II | ![]() |
short-long | ![]() |
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Mode III | ![]() |
long-short-short | ![]() |
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Mode IV | ![]() |
short-short-long | ![]() |
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Mode V | ![]() |
long-long-long | ![]() |
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Mode VI | ![]() |
short-short-short | ![]() |
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See the definition of rhythmic modes