# Need help with context for musical terms on MusicBrainz

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/need-help-with-context-for-musical-terms-on-musicbrainz/744676
**Category:** Classical
**Tags:** translation, zh\_TW, zh\_CN, en, musicbrainz
**Created:** [February 19, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/need-help-with-context-for-musical-terms-on-musicbrainz/744676 "2025-02-19T09:43:30Z")
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### Author: ![KenParker\_CN](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/kenparker_cn/32/88401_2.png) [@KenParker\_CN](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/KenParker_CN)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 9:43am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/need-help-with-context-for-musical-terms-on-musicbrainz/744676/1 "2025-02-19T09:43:30Z")

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Hello everyone,

I’m working on translating content from the MusicBrainz website and I’ve come across some musical mode terms:

1. **A Locrian**
2. **A Dorian**
3. **A Lydian**
4. **A Mixolydian**
5. **A Phrygian**

I understand what these terms mean and how to translate them, but I’m having trouble finding examples of their use. Could anyone share examples of songs, pieces, or contexts where these modes are applied in the MusicBrainz context?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance for your assistance!

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### Author: ![KenParker\_CN](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/kenparker_cn/32/88401_2.png) [@KenParker\_CN](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/KenParker_CN)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 9:48am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/need-help-with-context-for-musical-terms-on-musicbrainz/744676/2 "2025-02-19T09:48:28Z")

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this is a wiki page: [Dorian mode - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian_mode)

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### Author: ![reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/reosarevok/32/69228_2.png) [@reosarevok](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/reosarevok)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/need-help-with-context-for-musical-terms-on-musicbrainz/744676/3 "2025-02-19T10:39:45Z")

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Those are used as options for “Key” in works. For example, [Motet “Os justi, WAB 30” - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/work/ef0e474e-b5dd-37e6-b270-023752c9d544) is in F Lydian.

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### Author: ![KenParker\_CN](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/kenparker_cn/32/88401_2.png) [@KenParker\_CN](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/KenParker_CN)
#### Post date: [February 19, 2025, 10:46am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/need-help-with-context-for-musical-terms-on-musicbrainz/744676/4 "2025-02-19T10:46:19Z")

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oh, thank you for this example 😁