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Locrian Mythology
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 ♮2 or Half diminished scale The half diminished scale is a seven-note musical scale. It is more commonly known as the Locrian 2 scale or the Aeolian 5 scale, names that avoid confusion with the diminished scale and the half-diminished seventh chord (minor seventh, dimin ..., a musical scale commonly used in jazz and some rock * Locrian (band), Chicago-based experimental music duo {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ...
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Locrians
The Locrians (, ''Lokroi'') 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 Phocis (ancient region), Phocians and the Dorians. They were divided into two geographically distinct tribes, the western Ozolian Locris, Ozolians and the eastern Opuntian Locris, Opuntians; their primary towns were Amfissa, Amphissa and Opus, Greece, Opus respectively, and their most important colony was the city of Locri, Epizephyrian Locris in Magna Graecia, which still bears the name "Locri" to this day. 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. History and distribution The Locrians are said to have arrived in southern Greece in the late 2nd millennium BC from t ...
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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 Unlike some other Northwest varieties, that are not so well known from a dialectal point of view, Locrian, along with Phocian, is generally considered to be a well–attested and recognizable dialect. Orthography Locrian Greek was written utilizing the West Greek alphabet, which represented " ξ" with " χ," " χ" with "," and lacked "." In Locrian and Arcadian, a unique sign "" ...
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Locris
Locris (; ; ) 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 and 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 Naupactus and Crisa. The main cities of Ozolian Locris were Amphissa and Naupactus which was its seaport. To the north east of Phocis was Opuntian Locris, named after its main c ...
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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 on up to the next higher B. 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 an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the three 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 use 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 into use in modal chant theory after the 18th century, when ''L ...
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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 is a seven-note musical scale. It is more commonly known as the Locrian 2 scale or the Aeolian 5 scale, names that avoid confusion with the diminished scale and the half-diminished seventh chord (minor seventh, diminished fifth). It is the sixth mode of the ascending melodic minor 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 chord (music), chords, a list of possible scale (music), scales.Mervyn Cooke, David Horn (2003). ''Cambridge Companions to Music, The Cambridge Companion to Jazz'', p.266. . ...). 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. To date, Locrian have released eight 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 in Unlucky Atlas.R ...
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