What does aeolian mode mean?

aeolian mode

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.36 in modern English

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"tone - semitone - tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone"
"Starting on the note A, this produces a scale with the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, G, A"
"{a b c'd'e'f'g'a'2}"
"And they played softly in the Aeolian mode a music that was like the wailing of wind through bare branches on a moonless night, and the Red Foliot leaned forth from his high seat and recited this lamentation: […]"

Dorian mode Ionian mode Locrian mode Lydian mode Mixolydian mode Phrygian mode

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