Mixolydian mode

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1 : an ancient Greek mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a descending diatonic scale from B to B — see greek mode

2 : an authentic church mode represented on the white keys of the piano by a diatonic scale from G to G with D as its tenor (see tenor entry 1 sense 2a)and G as its final (see final entry 2 sense c) — see church mode illustration

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The first known use of Mixolydian mode was in 1712

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