hey has anyone ever played the piece Dorian Variations for orchestra its like level C for like high school and junior high

no but I'm insterested in it. I don't have a clue as to how to use dorian, lydian, phygian, and all the rest in compositions and I need some inspirations or atleast examples.

I've never heard of it, actually. Who's the composer?

Heh, Kaitoukudou, you don't need to worry too much about the modes. Hey, if you know major and minor, then you already have two modes learned ;) I think a lot of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is in dorian...

I've never heard of it, actually. Who's the composer?

Heh, Kaitoukudou, you don't need to worry too much about the modes. Hey, if you know major and minor, then you already have two modes learned ;) I think a lot of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is in dorian...

Yes I do. It's going to be on my music Final! I got a composition assignment on it too. Use one of the modes you've learned for piece for a minimum of 2 instruments. Thank god Pentatonic scale was one of them or I would have died on it ><

no but I'm insterested in it. I don't have a clue as to how to use dorian, lydian, phygian, and all the rest in compositions and I need some inspirations or atleast examples.

Medieval modes make your piece sound, well, ... medieval, haha. Jazz uses them a LOT, so you could investigate into that a little further.

For my part, I'm taking Renaissance counterpoint this session, so I'm 100% immersed into these modes (it gets really hypnotic at times when you chant a medieval hymn with 150 other people in a concert hall that serves as a classroom!).

Try taking a "normal" piece and turning it to a medieval mode, that's a good start to get the feel of these modes. Then, you can write your own music, and add accidentals at the end to turn them into these modes. If you want you music to sound religious, then more advanced rules apply ...

I was thinking of posting up my final counterpoint assignment (something like a 3-voice or 4-voice piece!) as soon as I work on it (it won't be assigned until the end of the session, so in november). So you could get a feel of Renaissance music then.

Like, do you at least know what the modes are are? A lot of videogame music I know is in a mode...

You can incorporate an a minor - D major - a minor chord change, and that would complement a dorian mode quite nicely. Phrygian is good for more 'jazzy' type music...lydian is good for darker sounding pieces...dorian is very versatile ;) Just try raising the 6th on some random minor-key pieces...see what you get.