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5.2.4Medieval Modes with Modern Names: Major and Minor
Of the seven Church modes, two are no longer thought of as such—the Ionian and Aeolian modes—because the great majority of the music of the West uses these two scales, now called the major and minor, respectively.
As for the other Church modes, they began to fade around the Shakespearean era, some 400 years ago. Today, you can still hear the Church modes occasionally in most popular music genres as well as in “art” music.
Chapter 6 discusses the inherent properties of the Church modes that make it difficult for musicians to use them to create palatable chord progressions. Chapter 9 discusses how you can use Church mode scales to create compelling melodies, while using chord progressions derived from the two modes now referred to as the major and minor scales.