modo – Definition in music

Definition of the Italian term modo in music:

style, manner
mood
mode (type of musical scale)

Language

Italian

Singular

modo

Plural

modi

Italian musical terms that include modo:

in modo – in the style...
in modo d'un – in the style of a...
in modo d'una – in the style of a...
in modo d'uno – in the style of a...
in modo di – in the style of
in modo di canzona – in the style of a canzona
in modo di recitativo – in the style of a recitative
in modo dorian – in the dorian mode
in modo improvvisando – in an improvising style
in modo ordinario – in the ordinary way...
modo dorico – Dorian mode
modo eolio – Aeolian mode
modo frigio – phrygian mode
modo ionico – Ionian mode
modo lidio – Lydian mode
modo locrio – Locrian mode
modo misolidio – Mixolydian mode
modo ordinario – ordinary way...
nel modo – in the manner, in the style
nel modo russico – in the Russian manner, in the Russian style

Music scores that include modo:

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