Large Ensemble Cello,Clarinet,Flute,Soprano Recorder,Soprano Saxophone,Tenor Recorder,Tenor Saxophone,Viola,Violin - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1028114 Composed by Robin Andrews. Celtic,Folk,World. Score and parts. 1 pages. Robin Andrews #3367015. Published by Robin Andrews (A0.1028114). A melody in the Lydian Mode written in Portugal.There's not many tunes written in the Lydian mode, so harmonising them presents an interesting creative challenge. The basic idea here is that the chords from a D major scale are used, but the home note is G. Also, the strong A-D cadence is lost, so we have to find another cadence which will provide a similar tension/release effect. In the Lydian mode this can be achieved with Bm-G, A-G or Em-G. One really interesting aspect of the Lydian mode in G is that Em is still the relative minor, except it comes out as Dorian. So if the B part of a tune tune moves to the relative minor as this one does, then it can be treated as an E Dorian tune in its own right.
