What Really Makes Dorian Melodies So Compelling?
Most people explain Dorian by pointing to the sixth degree. The sixth degree matters because it defines the mode plus it gives it brightness. But that’s not the whole story.
Free Score: “Lord, I have cried” (First Tone)
A definitive example of applied Byzantine Polyphony, free for you to download and implement. This is the sound of the Dorian Mode once the “vertical starvation” of the modern tradition is removed.