plagal

plagal
adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin plagalis, ultimately from Greek plagios oblique, sideways, from plagos side; akin to Latin plaga net, region, Greek pelagos sea Date: 1597 1. of a church mode having the keynote on the fourth scale step — compare authentic 4a 2. of a cadence progressing from the subdominant chord to the tonic — compare authentic 4b

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  • plagal — [plā′gəl] adj. [ML plagalis < plaga, plagal mode < MGr plagios, plagal (in Gr, oblique, slanting) < Gr plagos, a side, akin to pelagos, the sea: see PELAGIC] Music 1. designating a mode having a range about a fifth above and a fifth… …   English World dictionary

  • Plagal — Pla gal (pl[=a] gal), a. [F., from Gr. pla gios sidewise, slanting.] (Mus.) Having a scale running from the dominant to its octave; said of certain old church modes or tunes, as opposed to those called {authentic}, which ran from the tonic to its …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • plagal — plagal. (Del b. lat. plaga, modo musical). □ V. modo plagal …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • plagal —   [mittellateinisch, von griechisch plágios »schief«, »schräg«], Musik: plagal werden seit dem 9. Jahrhundert die »abgeleiteten« Tonarten des 2., 4., 6. und 8. Kirchentons im Gegensatz zu den authentischen Kirchentonarten genannt. * * * pla|gal… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • plagal — plagal, ale (pla gal, ga l ) adj. Terme de plain chant. Mode ou ton plagal, celui qui part de la quarte au dessous de la finale, par opposition aux authentiques, qui partent de la finale et vont à son octave. Le 2e, le 4e, le 6e et le 8e tons d… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • plagal — (Del b. lat. plaga, modo musical). ☛ V. modo plagal …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • plagal — adj. 2 g. [Antigo] Relativo a plaga (tom musical).   ‣ Etimologia: plaga + al …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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  • plagal — /play geuhl/, adj. Music. (of a Gregorian mode) having the final in the middle of the compass. Cf. authentic (def. 5a). [1590 1600; < ML plagalis, equiv. to plag(a) plagal mode (appar. back formation from plagius plagal; see PLAGE) + alis AL1] *… …   Universalium

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