The Music of Hindostan c11.273

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c11.273

It can only have been because in the Dorian the B was felt as a ‘weak’ note, one which was touched lightly, or was alterable, or alterable under certain conditions. Again, modal melodies will be found to slip easily into the C major triad, making C a ‘strong’ note. Many Dorian melodies drop accordingly one place below the tonic at a close:

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