Aeolian mode
noun
Definition of Aeolian mode
: a Renaissance church mode represented as a diatonic scale from A to A on the white keys of the piano with E as its tenor (see 1tenor 2a)and A as its final (see 2final c) — see church mode illustration
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Origin and Etymology of aeolian mode
1Aeolian
First Known Use: circa 1771
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