Mixolydian mode

Diatonic mode that is derived from beginning and ending the major scale (Ionian mode) on its 5th degree. Formula when compared to its parallel major scale is 1 2 3 4 5 6 b7.
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Mixolydian mode

Summary

Mixolydian mode is a mode[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Mixolydian mode's instance of is recorded as mode[3].
  • Mixolydian mode's instance of is recorded as ancient mode[4].
  • Mixolydian mode followed Lydian mode[5].
  • Mixolydian mode followed Dorian mode[6].
  • Mixolydian mode was followed by Aeolian mode[7].
  • Mixolydian mode was followed by ionian mode[8].
  • Mixolydian mode's Commons category is recorded as Mixolydian mode[9].
  • Mixolydian mode comprises unison[10].
  • Mixolydian mode comprises major second[11].
  • Mixolydian mode comprises major third[12].
  • Mixolydian mode comprises perfect fourth[13].
  • Mixolydian mode comprises perfect fifth[14].
  • Mixolydian mode comprises major sixth[15].
  • Mixolydian mode comprises minor seventh[16].
  • Mixolydian mode comprises octave[17].
  • Mixolydian mode's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[18].
  • Mixolydian mode's has characteristic is recorded as major mode[19].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include mode[3] and ancient mode[4].

Use and Application

Components include unison[10], an interval[20]; major second[11]; major third[12]; perfect fourth[13]; perfect fifth[14]; and major sixth[15].

Why It Matters

Mixolydian mode has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nrmuir · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic major mode
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Follows
    Follows Lydian mode, Dorian mode
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