tetrachord

noun — 2 senses

tetrachord

noun

Etymology From tetra- + chord.

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Any set of four different pitch classes.

2

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music A series of four sounds, forming a scale of two-and-a-half tones.

Derived terms
tetrachordal
Related terms
interval, dyad, trichord, hexachord, tetrachordo

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