John Chambers wrote "...That "phrygian major" sounds a lot like what the
people to the  south and east of Spain call "hejaz" and klezmer musicians
call "freygish". Phrygian with a raised 3rd ..."

Yes.  In Ephr, the ^G from the E major in the harmony creeps into the tune
now and again.  But for most flamenco pieces there are many more =Gs than
^Gs.  In particular the final Soleares sequence is inevitably something like
aaaaa2 ggggg2 fff2 f2 E2
with no ^gs in the melody.

Laurie

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