diào
調
shì

technical
music

Meaning of 调式

调式 means musical mode; key; the system of notes organized around a tonic. Pronounced diào shì.

  • musical mode; key; the system of notes organized around a tonic

Definitions & Examples

diào
shì
xiǎo
diào
shì
shì
西
fāng
diǎn
yīn
yuè
zhōng
zuì
běn
de
liǎng
zhǒng
diào
shì
 

The major mode and the minor mode are the two most fundamental modes in Western classical music.

Zhè
shǒu
mín
yùn
yòng
le
chuán
tǒng
de
shēng
diào
shì
 

This folk song uses the traditional pentatonic scale.

Fēn
zhè
shǒu
zi
qián
 
shǒu
xiān
yào
què
dìng
de
diào
shì
 

Before analyzing this piece of music, the first step is to determine its key.

tóng
de
diào
shì
néng
yíng
zào
chū
jié
rán
tóng
de
yīn
yuè
qíng
 

Different musical modes can create completely different musical moods.

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