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Phrygian mode

Diatonic mode that is derived from beginning and ending the major scale (Ionian mode) on its 3rd degree.
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Phrygian mode

Summary

Phrygian mode is a mode[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of mode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Phrygian mode's instance of is recorded as mode[3].
  • Phrygian mode's instance of is recorded as ancient mode[4].
  • Phrygia is named after Phrygian mode[5].
  • Phrygian mode's Commons category is recorded as Phrygian mode[6].
  • Phrygian mode's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • Phrygian mode's described by source is recorded as Riemann's Music Dictionary[8].
  • Phrygian mode's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Phr'}[9].

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Definition and Type

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

Origins

Phrygia is named after Phrygian mode[5].

Why It Matters

Phrygian mode ranks in the top 10% of mode entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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] ↑ . abcnotation.com. Retrieved . abcnotation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ChristianKl · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Diatonic mode that is derived from beginning and ending the major scale (Ionian
    Instance of → —
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'i
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Phr'}
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1813]]: Phr, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/280576|batch #280576]]"
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