# Stefan Hagel 2005: Is nīd qabli Dorian? Tuning and modality in Greek and Hurrian music

> Stefan Hagel, 2005. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Baghdader Mitteilungen 36 (2005), 287-348. Hagel's analysis of the nīd qabli tuning…

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# Is nīd qabli Dorian? Tuning and modality in Greek and Hurrian music

Stefan Hagel, 2005.

**Hurrian songs of Ugarit** Article0

## What it's used for here

Baghdader Mitteilungen 36 (2005), 287-348. Hagel's analysis of the nīd qabli tuning against Greek modality and his proposal that the numerals in the Hurrian notation mark durations rather than repetitions.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[The numerals 2 and 4 occur more often than 3 and 5 in the notation, as duple rhythmic values would.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/evidence/EVD0DEDYMM9K7RT/the-numerals-2-and-4-occur-more-often-than-3-and-5-in-the)

Evidence

EVD

[Hagel proposes that the numerals are durations; Dumbrill's second edition argues for a nine-note system](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs/events/EVT0DEDRGFPZSRS/hagel-proposes-that-the-numerals-are-durations-dumbrills)

EVT

[The Hurrian songs of Ugarit](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/hurrian-songs)

The mystery article

MYS

## Cite it

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Stefan Hagel (2005). Is nīd qabli Dorian? Tuning and modality in Greek and Hurrian music. https://keibi.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/KEI00004548
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[Find it at keibi.uni-tuebingen.de](https://keibi.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/KEI00004548)

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