tetrachord

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any set of four different pitch classes.
  2. A series of four sounds, forming a scale of two-and-a-half tones.

Word forms

tetrachord tetrachords

Etymology

From tetra- + chord.

Derived words

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