Post by Natsumi on Jan 9, 2007 16:52:48 GMT -5
I was curious for a while- why is Ion named "Ion," when most other things in TotA have to do with music rather than chemistry or electricity? Where did the "Dorian" in Van's title, "Dorian General," come from? Where did they get the "Locrian" in Tear's title from?
Now I know, and I will share it with you.
I love orchestra.
If you play a musical instrument, you know about major and minor scales. But, what about modes, the "all white-keys" scales?
Ion's name doesn't come from chemistry or electricity. Actually, it comes from "Ionian Mode," another name for a major scale. (This is also why Oracle Knighs working under Ion are called Ionian Sergeants.)
Musically, Ionian Mode starts on the note C and ends on the note C. Usually Ionian Mode refers to the C major scale, but it can also refer to any major scale.
Van's title, Dorian General, comes from the Dorian Mode. Dorian mode typically starts on the note D and ends on the note D. But, unlike the D major scale, F and C are both played as naturals rather than sharps. However, Dorian Mode can also refer to a major scale starting and ending on the second note of the scale rather than the first. Dorian Mode sounds neither major nor minor, but rather a combination of the two.
There are 3 main Dorian Modes:
D Dorian, which contains the notes of the C major scale, starting and ending on the note D.
G Dorian, which contains the notes of the F major scale, starting and ending on the note G.
A Dorian, which contains the notes of the G major scale, starting and ending on the note A.
Dorian Mode is used often in popular music. Well-known songs in Dorian Mode include: Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles), Light My Fire (The Doors), Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac), Born to be Wild (Steppenwolf), Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel), and theme from the Halo games.
Also, Locrian (part of Tear's title, Locrian Sergeant), is another Mode. The Locrain Mode starts on the leading tone (seventh pitch) of an Ionian Mode or major scale, and contains the notes of the major scale. For example, B Locrian Mode starts on the note B and contains the notes of the C major scale, starting and ending on the note B.
And, that's probably more than you ever wanted to know about Modes, but I thought it was interesting to find out where those titles came from, and I hope you all found it interesting, too...
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Now I know, and I will share it with you.
I love orchestra.
If you play a musical instrument, you know about major and minor scales. But, what about modes, the "all white-keys" scales?
Ion's name doesn't come from chemistry or electricity. Actually, it comes from "Ionian Mode," another name for a major scale. (This is also why Oracle Knighs working under Ion are called Ionian Sergeants.)
Musically, Ionian Mode starts on the note C and ends on the note C. Usually Ionian Mode refers to the C major scale, but it can also refer to any major scale.
Van's title, Dorian General, comes from the Dorian Mode. Dorian mode typically starts on the note D and ends on the note D. But, unlike the D major scale, F and C are both played as naturals rather than sharps. However, Dorian Mode can also refer to a major scale starting and ending on the second note of the scale rather than the first. Dorian Mode sounds neither major nor minor, but rather a combination of the two.
There are 3 main Dorian Modes:
D Dorian, which contains the notes of the C major scale, starting and ending on the note D.
G Dorian, which contains the notes of the F major scale, starting and ending on the note G.
A Dorian, which contains the notes of the G major scale, starting and ending on the note A.
Dorian Mode is used often in popular music. Well-known songs in Dorian Mode include: Eleanor Rigby (The Beatles), Light My Fire (The Doors), Black Magic Woman (Fleetwood Mac), Born to be Wild (Steppenwolf), Scarborough Fair (Simon and Garfunkel), and theme from the Halo games.
Also, Locrian (part of Tear's title, Locrian Sergeant), is another Mode. The Locrain Mode starts on the leading tone (seventh pitch) of an Ionian Mode or major scale, and contains the notes of the major scale. For example, B Locrian Mode starts on the note B and contains the notes of the C major scale, starting and ending on the note B.
And, that's probably more than you ever wanted to know about Modes, but I thought it was interesting to find out where those titles came from, and I hope you all found it interesting, too...
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