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The modern conception of harmony was developed in the

century. Prior to that time, Western music consisted simply of single note melodies created from scales known as the church modes. These modes had Greek names, but had only a loose connection to the Greek modes of antiquity. Each mode had a distinctive sound and conveyed a distinctive mood by its chromatic alterations to the major scale. Listen to the new sound of these well-known melodies when transformed into the other modes.

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