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Instead of banning certain modes altogether, aristotle recognized that modes could be used for different reasons. according to aristotle, the phrygian mode should be used in moderation because it:

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each mode expressed a certain feeling and each mode had its place

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The phrygian mode concerns three musical modes. The phrygian mode is charcaterized by the natural diatonic scale E-E.

According to Aristotle, the phrygian mode makes people violently excited and emotional. The phrygian meter in some forms of poetry, most notably in dithyrambs also show this sentiment.

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