Editing Dorian mode (section)

==Notable compositions in Dorian mode==
[[File:Bloch Chanty Poems of the Sea mm. 1-8.png|thumb|upright=1.5|Dorian mode in [[Ernest Bloch]]'s "Chanty" from ''Poems of the Sea'', mm. 1–8.<ref>Bruce Benward and Marilyn Nadine Saker, ''Music in Theory and Practice: Volume II'', eighth edition (Boston: McGraw-Hill, 2009): 243–244. {{ISBN|978-0-07-310188-0}}.</ref>[[File:Bloch Chanty Poems of the Sea, mm. 1-8.mid]]]]

{{Quote|Hit songs in Dorian include, "[[Evil Ways (Santana song)|Evil Ways]]..., "[[I Wish (Stevie Wonder song)|I Wish]]"..., "Lowdown"..., "[[Foxy Lady]]"..., "[[Owner of a Lonely Heart]]"..., "[[Moondance (Van Morrison song)|Moondance]]"..., "[[Billie Jean]]"..., and many others.<ref name="Workshop">Kachulis, Jimmy (2004). ''The Songwriter's Workshop'', p.41. Berklee Press. {{ISBN|9781476867373}}</ref>}}

===Traditional===
* "[[Drunken Sailor]]"<ref name=Tillekens>{{Cite web
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* "[[Scarborough Fair (ballad)|Scarborough Fair]]"<ref name=Tillekens/>
* "[[List of Christmas carols#French|Noël nouvelet]]" (15th century [[Christmas in France|French Christmas carol]], often sung in English as "Sing We Now of Christmas")<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/Hymns_and_Carols/NonEnglish/noel_nouvelet.htm|title=Noel Nouvelet – French Noel|website=hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com|access-date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

===Medieval===
* "[[Ave maris stella]]", Gregorian chant (Marian hymn)<ref>The Benedictines of Solesmes (eds.), ''[[Liber Usualis]]'', with introduction and rubrics in English. (Tournai and New York: Desclée & Co., 1961): 1259–1261.</ref>
* "[[Dies irae#Musical settings|Dies irae]]" (original setting in [[Gregorian chant]], sequence).
* "[[Victimae paschali laudes]]", Gregorian chant (sequence)<ref>The Benedictines of Solesmes (eds.), ''Liber Usualis'', with introduction and rubrics in English. (Tournai and New York: Desclée & Co., 1961): 780.</ref>
* "[[Veni Sancte Spiritus]]", Gregorian chant (sequence)<ref>The Benedictines of Solesmes (eds.), ''Liber Usualis'', with introduction and rubrics in English. (Tournai and New York: Desclée & Co., 1961): 880–881.</ref>
* ''[[Alle Psallite Cum Luya]]'', an anonymous three-part Latin [[motet]] from the late 13th or early 14th century, recorded in the [[Montpellier Codex]] and thought to have originated in France.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
*''Chominciamento di gioia'', a 14th-century monophonic Italian [[estampie]] in five sections ([[British Library, Add MS 29987]], No. 78).
* ''Lamento di Tristano'', a 14th-century monophonic Italian dance in two parts, with the second section designated "La Rotta" ([[British Library, Add MS 29987]], No. 91).
* ''La Manfredina'', a 14th-century monophonic Italian dance in two parts, with the second section designated "La Rotta della Manfredina" ([[British Library, Add MS 29987]], No. 92).
* The Kyrie, Gloria, and Credo of ''[[Messe de Nostre Dame]]'' (Mass of Our Lady), a polyphonic mass composed before 1365 by French poet and composer [[Guillaume de Machaut]] (c. 1300–1377).{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
*"Personent Hodie", Medieval Latin Christmas carol

===Renaissance===
*  "Il est bel et bon", a madrigal by [[Pierre Passereau]]

===Baroque===
* "Chorale prelude for organ in Dorian mode, BuxWV 180: Christ, unser Herr zum Jordan kam", an organ piece by [[Dieterich Buxtehude]].
* "[[Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 538]]", an organ piece by [[Johann Sebastian Bach]] (also informally known as "the Dorian" to distinguish it from the better known "[[Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565]]"). Although Bach left no explicit indication, the piece is commonly assumed to be in the Dorian mode, since it bears no key signature.{{fact|date=July 2024}}

===Romantic===
* The "Et incarnatus est" in the Credo movement of [[Beethoven]]'s ''[[Missa Solemnis (Beethoven)|Missa Solemnis]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author-link=Michael Steinberg (music critic)|first=Michael|last=Steinberg|chapter=Notes on the Quartets|title=The Beethoven Quartet Companion|editor-first1=Robert|editor-last1=Winter|editor-first2=Robert|editor-last2=Martin|location=Berkeley|publisher=[[University of California Press]]|year=1994|page=270|isbn=0-520-20420-4|oclc=27034831}}</ref>
* The "Royal March of the Lions" from [[Camille Saint-Saëns]]'s ''[[Carnival of the Animals]]'' suite uses Dorian mode to evoke a "[[Persians|Persian]] style."<ref>{{cite book|author=Brian Rees|title=Camille Saint-Saëns: A Life|date=1999|publisher=Chatto & Windus|location=London, UK|isbn=978-1-85619-773-1|page=261|edition=1st|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=enoZAQAAIAAJ&q=Dorian+mode|access-date=19 October 2017}}</ref>
* Large portions of the [[Symphony No. 6 (Sibelius)|Symphony No. 6]] by [[Jean Sibelius]] are in the Dorian mode.<ref>Lionel Pike, "Sibelius's Debt to Renaissance Polyphony", ''[[Music & Letters]]'' 55, no. 3 (July 1974): 317–326 (citation on 318–319).</ref>
* In "La Brise" (from the ''Mélodies Persanes'', Op. 26), Saint-Saëns uses an E Dorian scale in the first half of the song.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kayali |first=Francis |year=2008 |title=The eclecticism of Camille Saint-Saëns: defining a "French sound" in music 1866-1896 |url=https://franciskayali.com/papers/saintsaens.pdf |access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref>

===Jazz===
* "[[Maiden Voyage (composition)|Maiden Voyage]]" by [[Herbie Hancock]]<ref name="Thousand">Ronald Herder, ''1000 Keyboard Ideas'', (Katonah, New York: Ekay Music, 1990): 75. {{ISBN|978-0-943748-48-1}}.</ref> – The composition takes an AABA form with chords in the "A" sections in D Dorian and the "B" section in E{{music|flat}} Dorian.
* "[[Milestones (composition)|Milestones]]" by [[Miles Davis]]<ref name="Thousand"/>
* "[[Oye Como Va]]" by [[Tito Puente]], popularized by [[Santana (band)|Santana]]<ref name="howmusicreallyworks">Wayne Chase, {{cite web|title=How Keys and Modes REALLY Work|url=http://howmusicreallyworks.com/Pages_Chapter_5/5_2.html|location=Vancouver, British Columbia|publisher=Roedy Black|access-date=1 December 2011}}</ref>
* "[[So What (composition)|So What]]" by [[Miles Davis]]<ref name="Thousand"/> – The composition takes an AABA form with the "A" sections in D Dorian and the "B" section in E{{music|flat}} Dorian.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Hellmer|first1=Jeffrey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mjaITr2NdkEC&pg=PA190|title=Jazz Theory and Practice: For Performers, Arrangers and Composers|last2=Lawn|first2=Richard|date=2005|publisher=Alfred Music|isbn=978-1-4574-1068-0|page=190}}</ref>

===Popular===
* “[[Abracadabra (Lady Gaga song)|Abracadabra]]” by [[Lady Gaga]], F dorian minor.
* "[[Born Under a Bad Sign (song)|Born Under a Bad Sign]]" written by [[Booker T. Jones]] and [[William Bell (singer)|William Bell]]. The song is a simple but atypical I7-V7-IV7 12-bar progression with a key signature corresponding to C{{Music|sharp}} major but with every B{{Music|sharp}} and E{{Music|sharp}} lowered to B{{Music|natural}} and E{{Music|natural}}, making the song C{{Music|sharp}} Dorian.<ref>Transcription in "R&B Bass Bible" (Milwaukee: Hal Leonard, 2005). {{ISBN|0-634-08926-9}}.</ref>{{Verify source|date=April 2017|reason=Does the source name the mode, or is this Original Research?}}
* "Dorian" by [[First of October (band)|First of October]]. The song uses the modern Dorian scale on the [[piano]] during the choruses to build tension, while staying in the key of [[D minor]] for the verses and melody.
* "[[Eleanor Rigby]]" by [[the Beatles]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.icce.rug.nl/~soundscapes/DATABASES/AWP/er.shtml|title=Notes on 'Eleanor Rigby'|access-date=11 August 2008|author=Alan W. Pollack|author-link=Alan W. Pollack}}</ref> is often cited as a Dorian modal piece, and while the melody line in places uses the major sixth scale degree, the chord progression is in [[Aeolian mode|Aeolian]] (I–{{music|flat}}VI and {{music|flat}}VI–I).<ref>{{cite web|last=Bill T. Roxler|title=Thoughts on ''Eleanor Rigby''|url=http://www.billtroxler.com/f/21.4_Thoughts_on_Eleanor_Rigby.pdf|access-date=25 August 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102023/http://www.billtroxler.com/f/21.4_Thoughts_on_Eleanor_Rigby.pdf|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref>{{clarify|date=September 2014|reason=Why should this be regarded as Dorian with some Aeolian mixed in, instead of the other way round? "Eleanor Rigby" is a poor example because the melody of the song does not adhere to one scale, in fact, only small passages are distinctively Dorian. The referenced article, 'Thoughts on Eleanor Rigby' seems to make demonstrably false claims about which specific notes occur in the song, and even if taken as accurate is only claiming parts of the song to be Dorian. 'Eleanor Rigby' should therefore be omitted from this article to avoid confusion. Better examples could be given, such as Pink Floyd's 'Another Brick in the Wall pt II', which sticks to the scale throughout.}}
* The chord sequence i–III–VII–IV is sometimes used in pop songs, where the [[harmonic rhythm]] leads the listener to think of it as a minor song. In the final chord of the sequence, however, the third is a major sixth above the tonic, as in the Dorian scale. Examples include: "[[Mad World]]" by [[Tears for Fears]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anthony-pacheco.com/2009/04/07/mad-world-deconstructed/|title=Mad World Deconstructed Anthony Pacheco|access-date=21 April 2017|author=Anthony Pacheco|archive-date=22 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422033154/http://anthony-pacheco.com/2009/04/07/mad-world-deconstructed/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* "[[Get Lucky (Daft Punk song)|Get Lucky]]" by [[Daft Punk]] featuring [[Pharrell Williams]]<ref>{{YouTube|title="Get Lucky" (Daft Punk)|id=S5Cm9feLkPk}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=July 2020|reason=The instructional video indicates that the song in question uses B Dorian mode, but also uses the minor sixth scale degree (B Aeolian/natural minor) and modulates to D major}} (B Dorian)
* "The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia" (1973) by [[Vicki Lawrence]]
* "[[Rapper's Delight]]" by [[The Sugarhill Gang|Sugarhill Gang]] is often written in E minor with a persistent C{{Music|sharp}} accidental,<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Nile|first1=Rodgers|last2=Bernard|first2=Edwards|last3=Gang|first3=Sugarhill|date=12 November 2007|title=Rapper's Delight|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0060395|access-date=31 August 2020|website=Musicnotes.com}}</ref> but is actually played in E Dorian.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Letsch|first=Glenn|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K4v9Qf3geHgC&q=rapper%27s+delight+%22dorian%22&pg=PA50|title=R & B bass|date=2005|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=978-0-634-07370-0|language=en}}</ref> It shares a key signature (F{{Music|sharp}}, C{{Music|sharp}}) with its relative key, D major.<ref>{{Citation|title=The Sugarhill Gang – Rappers Delight (Bass)|url=https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-sugarhill-gang/rappers-delight-bass-2550711|language=en|access-date=31 August 2020}}</ref>
* "[[Tick Tock (Clean Bandit and Mabel song)|Tick Tock]]" by [[Clean Bandit]] (and [[Mabel (singer)|Mabel]]) sounds heavily pentatonic, but is in fact (nominally) in the 'D' Dorian mode.
* "[[Radioactive (Imagine Dragons song)|Radioactive]]" by [[Imagine Dragons]] (B Dorian)
* "Autumn Sweater" by [[Yo La Tengo]] (D Dorian)
* "[[Another Brick In The Wall]]" (all parts) by Pink Floyd (D Dorian)
* "[[Any Colour You Like]]" by Pink Floyd (D Dorian)
* "[[Adiemus (song)|Adiemus]]" by [[Karl Jenkins]] performed with [[Miriam Stockley]], [[Mary Carewe]] and [[London Philharmonic Orchestra]] (D Dorian)
* "[[Mad World]]" by [[Tears for Fears]] (F{{Music|sharp}} Dorian,<ref>{{Citation|title=Tears For Fears - Mad World (Official Music Video)| date=9 August 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1ZvPSpLxCg|language=en|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref> F Dorian cover by [[Gary Jules]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Mad World - Gary Jules|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N3N1MlvVc4|language=en|access-date=27 November 2021}}</ref>)
* "[[15 Step]]" by Radiohead (G{{Music|sharp}} Dorian)
* "[[Billie Jean]]" by [[Michael Jackson]] (verse; F{{Music|sharp}} Dorian)
* "[[Blinding Lights]]" by [[the Weeknd]] (F Dorian)
* "[[Blue Jeans (Lana Del Rey song)|Blue Jeans]]" by [[Lana Del Rey]] (F Dorian)
* "[[Breathe (Pink Floyd song)|Breathe]]" by [[Pink Floyd]] (E Dorian)
* "[[Burn It Down (Linkin Park song)|Burn it Down]]" (D Dorian) and "[[New Divide]]" (F Dorian) by [[Linkin Park]]
* "[[Don't Bother Me]]" by the Beatles (E Dorian)
* "[[Everything Means Nothing To Me]]" by [[Elliott Smith]] (B{{Music|b}} Dorian)
* "[[Feather (song)|Feather]]" by [[Sabrina Carpenter]] (B Dorian)
* "[[Give It to Me Baby]]" by [[Rick James]] (D Dorian)
* "[[Great Gig in the Sky]]" by Pink Floyd (G Dorian)
* "[[Heart-Shaped Box]]" by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] (G{{Music|sharp}} Dorian)
* "[[I Can't Dance]]" by [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] (B{{Music|b}} Dorian)
* "[[I Me Mine]]" by the Beatles (A Dorian, then briefly D Dorian #4)
* "[[Karma Police]]" by [[Radiohead]] (A Dorian)
* "[[Lotus Flower (song)|Lotus Flower]]" by Radiohead (verse; D Dorian)
* "[[Love Me Again (John Newman song)|Love Me Again]]" by [[John Newman (singer)|John Newman]] (G Dorian)
* "[[Lucky (Radiohead song)|Lucky]]" by Radiohead (chorus; E Dorian)
* "[[Money (Pink Floyd song)|Money]]" by Pink Floyd (B Dorian)
* "[[No Quarter (song)|No Quarter]]" by [[Led Zeppelin]] (C{{Music|sharp}} Dorian)
* "[[Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)]]" by the Beatles (chorus; E Dorian)
* "[[Purple Haze]]" by [[Jimi Hendrix]] (E Dorian)
* "[[Riders on the Storm]]" by [[the Doors]] (E Dorian)
* "[[Stairway To Heaven]]" by Led Zeppelin (chorus; A Dorian)
* “[[Straws Pulled At Random]]” by Meshuggah (chorus, D Dorian)
* "[[Supersonic (Oasis song)|Supersonic]]" by [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] (E Dorian)
* "[[The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)]]" by [[Ylvis]] (C{{Music|sharp}} Dorian)
* "[[Thriller (song)|Thriller]]" by Michael Jackson (C{{Music|sharp}} Dorian)
* "[[Uptown Funk]]" by [[Mark Ronson]] featuring [[Bruno Mars]] (D Dorian)
* "[[Watermelon Sugar]]" by Harry Styles (D Dorian)
* "[[What Goes Around... Comes Around]]" by [[Justin Timberlake]] (A Dorian)
* "[[Wicked Game]]" by Chris Isaak (B Dorian)
* "[[Woodstock (song)|Woodstock]]" by [[Joni Mitchell]] (E{{Music|b}} Dorian)

=== Other ===
* [[Kimigayo]], the national anthem of Japan
* The [[Halo (franchise)#Music|Halo theme]], taking significant inspiration from the aforementioned medieval Gregorian chants to effect an "ancient and mysterious" sound, is written in E dorian
* The ''[[Angry Birds]]'' theme