Mode-Defining Tones in 16th-Century Style
taken from Gauldin

Mode Finalis First Tones Most Frequent
Interior Cadences
Less Frequent
Interior Cadences
Dorian D A, D D, A, F G
Phrygian E E, A, (B) E, A, G C
Lydian F F, C F, C, A D
Mixolydian G G, D G, D, C A
Aeolian A A, E, (D) A, D, C G
Ionian C C, G C, G, A D

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