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Originally Posted by Erithon
It's something I remember from theory class in college. But a (real quick) Google search turned up this so at least we know I'm not just imagining it haha |
Thanks. It's only a single post, but he seems to know what he's talking about, and wasn't contradicted. I know that site well, and its FAQ has a lengthy explanation of the various uses of modes (and the various meanings of the term) but no clear explanation of the evolutionary process between modes and keys in terms of how long specific modes survived.
Obviously it's way too easy to say that first there was dorian, phrygian, lydian and mixolydian, and then (officially from 1547) ionian and aeolian arrived and eventually took over and became "keys". Naturally it was a whole lot messier, with a whole lot more overlap.