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Chapter One
Assorted Preliminaries
A.

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2

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Mixolydian
3

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4

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5

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8

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9

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Aeolian

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C.

Scarborough Fair
Mode: Dorian

Cowell: The Irishman Dances

Mode: Aeolian
Hypermeter = 4

Each measure represents one hypermetric beat, with relative strengths

shown:
Measure:

Debussy: String Quartet, op. 10 (first movement)

Mode: Phyrgian

Elfman: The Simpsons Theme

Mode: Lydian

Mann et al.: On Broadway

Mode: Mixolydian

A
hypermeter begins in m.3, but it is not easily perceived in this short
4
excerpt.