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Locrian Biography
Locrian may refer to: * Locrians, an ancient Greek ethnic group **Locrian Greek, ancient Greek dialect spoken by the Locrians **Locris, the territory of the Locrians In music: * Locrian mode, a musical mode or diatonic scale *Major Locrian scale, the scale obtained by sharpening the second and third degrees of the locrian mode * Locrian sharp 2 or Half diminished scale, a musical scale commonly used in jazz and some rock * Locrian (band) Locrian is an experimental music/ drone rock band which formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States in late 2005Downing, Andy (2009)Disturbing But Memorable Drone, ''Chicago Tribune'', June 5, 2009. and is currently based in Chicago and Baltimore, ..., Chicago-based experimental music duo {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Locrians
The Locrians ( el, Λοκροί, ''Locri'') were an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region of Locris in Central Greece, around Parnassus. They spoke the Locrian dialect, a Doric-Northwest dialect, and were closely related to their neighbouring tribes, the Phocians and the Dorians. They were divided into two geographically distinct tribes, the western Ozolians and the eastern Opuntians; their primary towns were Amphissa and Opus respectively, and their most important colony was the city of Epizephyrian Locris in Magna Graecia, which still bears the name "Locri". Among others, Ajax the Lesser and Patroclus were the most famous Locrian heroes, both distinguished in the Trojan War; Zaleucus from Epizephyrian Locris devised the first written Greek law code, the Locrian code. Mythology In Greek mythology, the Locrians were the descendants of Locrus, great-grandson of Deucalion and Pyrrha, the founders of the Greek race. According to some traditions, Deucalion was a native of the ...
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Locrian Greek
Locrian Greek is an ancient Greek dialect that was spoken by the Locrians in Locris, Central Greece. It is a dialect of Northwest Greek. The Locrians were divided into two tribes, the Ozolian Locrians and the Opuntian Locrians, thus the Locrian dialect can be also divided in two branches, the Ozolian and Opuntian respectively. The traits of both dialects were described by Wilhelm Dittenberger, editor of the project ''Inscriptiones Graecae''.''Inscriptiones Graecae Septentrionalis'', Pars I Inscriptiones Phocidis, Locridis, Aetoliae, Acarnaniae, Insularum maris Ionii, Berolini, 1897, IG. IX, I Ozolian Locrian *Dative plural of the third declension in -οις (''-ois'') instead of -σι (''-si''), a Northwest trait, e.g. πάντοις ''pantois'' — ''pasi'', μειόνοις ''meionois'' — μείοσι ''meiosi'' *The adjective διπλειός ''dipleios'' instead of ''diplous'' *The assimilation of κ (k) in the preposition ''ek'' with the first consonant of the next word, ...
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Locris
Locris (; el, label=Modern Greek, Λοκρίδα, Lokrída; grc, Λοκρίς, Lokrís) was a region of ancient Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts. Locrian tribe The city of Locri in Calabria (Italy), also known in antiquity as "Epizephyrian Locris", was a colony founded by the Locrians in Magna Graecia. There is some disagreement over whether it was those from Opuntian Locris or from Ozolian Locris who were responsible. Ancient Locris The territory of the Locrians was divided into three by Doris (Greece), Doris and Phocis (ancient region), Phocis, perhaps due to an early invasion of a contiguous Locrian state. This fact, combined with the region's infertility, meant that the Locrians tended to be dominated by their neighbours, and played little part in Greek history. To the south-west of Phocis was Ozolian Locris, situated on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, between Nafpaktos, Naupactus and Crissa, Crisa. The main cities of Ozol ...
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Locrian Mode
The Locrian mode is the seventh mode of the major scale. It is either a musical mode or simply a diatonic scale. On the piano, it is the scale that starts with B and only uses the white keys from there. Its ascending form consists of the key note, then: half step, whole step, whole step, half step, whole step, whole step, whole step. :: History ''Locrian'' is the word used to describe the inhabitants of the ancient Greek regions of Locris. Although the term occurs in several classical authors on music theory, including Cleonides (as an octave species) and Athenaeus (as an obsolete ''harmonia''), there is no warrant for the modern usage of Locrian as equivalent to Glarean's Hyperaeolian mode, in either classical, Renaissance, or later phases of modal theory through the 18th century, or modern scholarship on ancient Greek musical theory and practice. The name first came to be applied to modal chant theory after the 18th century, when it was used to describe the mode newly-numbe ...
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Major Locrian Scale
In music, the major Locrian scale, also called the ''Locrian major scale'', is the scale obtained by sharpening the second and third notes of the diatonic Locrian mode. With a tonic of C, it consists of the notes C D E F G A B. It can be described as a whole tone scale extending from G to E, with F introduced within the diminished third interval from E to G. The scale therefore shares with the Locrian mode the property of having a diminished fifth above the tonic. It can also be the natural minor scale or Aeolian mode with raised third and lowered fifth intervals. It may also be derived from the Phrygian Dominant scale, but this time, the second is major, while the fifth is diminished. In English, Arabian scale may refer to what is known as the major Locrian scale. A version of the major Locrian scale is listed as ''mode 3'' in the French translation of Safi Al-Din's treatise Kitab Al-Adwar. This was a Pythagorean version of the scale. Aside from this Arabic version, interest ...
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Half Diminished Scale
The half diminished scale or Sisyphean Scale is a seven-note musical scale. It is more commonly known as the Locrian 2 scale, a name that avoids confusion with the diminished scale and the half-diminished seventh chord (minor seventh, diminished fifth). It is the sixth mode of the ascending form of the melodic minor scale (or jazz scale). : In the key of B, the half-diminished scale built on C is associated with C m75, which functions as a ii 7 chord in minor (see chord-scale system The chord-scale system is a method of matching, from a list of possible chords, a list of possible scales.Mervyn Cooke, David Horn (2003). '' The Cambridge companion to jazz'', p.266. . The system has been widely used since the 1970s and is "gen ...). References Heptatonic scales Modes (music) Hemitonic scales Tritonic scales {{music-theory-stub ...
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Locrian (band)
Locrian is an experimental music/ drone rock band which formed in Chicago, Illinois, United States in late 2005Downing, Andy (2009)Disturbing But Memorable Drone, ''Chicago Tribune'', June 5, 2009. and is currently based in Chicago and Baltimore, Maryland. The band features Terence Hannum (synthesizers, vocals, tape loops), Steven Hess (drums, electronics), and André Foisy (electric, 12-string, acoustic guitars, tape loops, and electronics). The group incorporates influences from multiple genres including ambient, black metal, noise, drone, industrial, and electronics, and cite One Eyed God Prophecy, Uranus, Yes, Genesis, Brian Eno, and Robert Fripp as influences. Locrian lyrics and artwork evoke dystopic and apocalyptic imagery. Over their ten-year history, Locrian have released six studio albums, three collaborative albums, and numerous limited edition releases. History Locrian was formed in late 2005 by André Foisy and Terence Hannum, who had previously played together ...
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