TETRACHORDS

Noun

tetrachords

plural of tetrachord

Source: Wiktionary


TETRACHORD

Tet"ra*chord, n. Etym: [L. tetrachordon, Gr. Tetra-) + tétrachorde.] (Anc. Mus.)

Definition: A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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