Plagal Modes?

[c#minor]

Do they have any point outside of Renissance Theory.

To phrase the question otherwise-

Is there any point to study "plagal modes" to implement in current compostions?

[Cato]

Do they have any point outside of Renissance Theory.

To phrase the question otherwise-

Is there any point to study "plagal modes" to implement in current compostions?

Yes, but it all depends on your source of inspiration!

When I was composing, I often used the Boethian modes as a starting point: sometimes I would use them polymodally, especially for piano sonatas.

Sometimes very old things are so old they have become new again!

[lukeottevanger]

Similarly, I find modes, and familes of relating modes, are absolutely central to the way I compose now, though not necessarily (in fact, in practice, never) these particular modes (no reason why not, but I prefer working with different ones). No time to go into detail now, though there's a lot about this on 'my' thread.

[karlhenning]

Anything that you can turn to artistic account, that artistic result is (hopefully) the point.