Phrygian mode
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The Phrygian mode is a minor-sounding musical scale characterized by its flattened second degree, giving it a distinctly dark, exotic, and tense quality often used in classical, flamenco, and metal music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phrygian mode canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23298593 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phrygian mode Context triple: [Phrygian dominant scale, relatedMode, Phrygian mode]
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Phrygian dominant scale
The Phrygian dominant scale is a Middle Eastern–sounding musical scale characterized by a flattened second and major third, commonly used in flamenco, Jewish, Arabic, and metal music.
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B.
Phrygian
Phrygian was an ancient Indo-European language once spoken in central Anatolia, known primarily from inscriptions and associated with the Phrygian kingdom.
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Mixolydian mode (some variants)
Mixolydian mode (some variants) is a musical scale characterized by a major tonality with a lowered seventh degree, commonly used in folk, rock, and traditional tunes like "Shady Grove."
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D.
Hijaz scale
The Hijaz scale is a Middle Eastern musical mode characterized by its distinctive augmented second interval, often used to evoke an exotic or Arabic sound in melodies.
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E.
Calliades
Calliades was an ancient Greek figure known primarily as the son of Callias and the father of another Calliades, mentioned in classical genealogical records.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phrygian mode Target entity description: The Phrygian mode is a minor-sounding musical scale characterized by its flattened second degree, giving it a distinctly dark, exotic, and tense quality often used in classical, flamenco, and metal music.
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A.
Phrygian dominant scale
The Phrygian dominant scale is a Middle Eastern–sounding musical scale characterized by a flattened second and major third, commonly used in flamenco, Jewish, Arabic, and metal music.
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B.
Phrygian
Phrygian was an ancient Indo-European language once spoken in central Anatolia, known primarily from inscriptions and associated with the Phrygian kingdom.
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C.
Mixolydian mode (some variants)
Mixolydian mode (some variants) is a musical scale characterized by a major tonality with a lowered seventh degree, commonly used in folk, rock, and traditional tunes like "Shady Grove."
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D.
Hijaz scale
The Hijaz scale is a Middle Eastern musical mode characterized by its distinctive augmented second interval, often used to evoke an exotic or Arabic sound in melodies.
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E.
Calliades
Calliades was an ancient Greek figure known primarily as the son of Callias and the father of another Calliades, mentioned in classical genealogical records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.