modus maior – Definition in music

Definition of the Latin term modus maior in music:

maximode (the relationship between maxima and longa in medieval notation, indicating whether maxima subdivides into two or three longa)

Language

Latin

Singular

modus maior

Plural

modi maiores

Synonyms

maximodusmodus maximarummodus maior

Latin musical terms related to modus maior:

maior – major (type of key, chord, or scale)...
modus – mode (scale type defined by a specific pattern of ...