Phrygian Mode
Improvisations on the piano using the Phrygian mode. Learn more about the Phrygian mode by listening to my videos and clicking through to linked music theory articles.
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Seven Colours — Improvisation in F Mixolydian ♭6, Phrygian & Mixolydian; C Dorian & Harmonic Minor; A♭ Lydian & E♭ Major
This video captures an improvised piece of music of mine which I named Seven Colours. I chose the title because… Read More
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Unspoken — Improvisation in F Major, F Dorian, B♭ Lydian, D & G Aeolian, A Phrygian
Here you’ll find a video of another one of my freeform improvisations — this one is titled Unspoken. I chose… Read More
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Cassandra — Improvisation in F Dorian, D♭ Lydian, F Phrygian, F Harmonic Minor & F Dorian ♯4
In this video you can hear me playing an improvisation which I named Cassandra. In Greek mythology, Cassandra is a… Read More
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Where Forget-Me-Nots Grow — Improvisation in D, G & C Aeolian, E♭ Lydian, G Phrygian, G Dorian ♯4
This video captures an improvisation of mine which I named Where Forget-Me-Nots Grow. I was inspired by my memory of… Read More
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Obsidian Kaleidoscope — Improvisation in F Dorian, G Phrygian, C Aeolian, A♭ & D♭ Lydian
In this video I am playing an improvised piece of music which I named Obsidian Kaleidoscope, because the music expressed… Read More
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The Sundial’s Shadows Speak — Improvisation in A Dorian, A Dorian ♭2, & A Phrygian
Here is a video capturing an improvised piece of music of mine which I named The Sundial’s Shadows Speak. In… Read More
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The Weight of the Looking Glass — Improvisation in C Minor, C Phrygian, G Dorian ♭2 & G Phrygian Dominant
This video captures another freeform improvisation of mine. I named this piece of music The Weight of the Looking Glass.… Read More
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Elegy on a Shore — Improvisation in D & F Phrygian, E♭ Dorian, F Aeolian, A♭ Major, D♭ Lydian
When playing this improvised piece of music, I felt a sense of mourning, liminal space, remembrance, and glimmers of light… Read More
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Selenicereus — Improvisation in A Phrygian & G Lydian
There’s a common saying — “it’s always darkest before the dawn”. This fitted the modes I used, and inspired my… Read More
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The Purkinje Sunken Garden — Improvisation in F Minor, B♭ Lydian Dominant, F Phrygian & E♭ Dorian
Cosmos, Earth & Subterranea Part III When playing this improvised piece of music, I was inspired by imagery of the… Read More
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Bluebell — Improvisation in F Dorian & Dorian ♯4, C Phrygian, G & C Mixolydian ♭6
For this improvisation I chose the title because bluebells seemed to represent a number of aspects of this piece. In… Read More
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Impromptu in G Minor — Improvisation in Harmonic Minor, Aeolian, Dorian, Phrygian & Dorian ♯4
For this improvisation I felt like conveying movement, change, gravity, shifting light, and sorrow in a free and yet structured… Read More
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