ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Tetrachord

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Tetrachord is a noun meaning (music) Any set of four different pitch classes.

Meaning

(music) Any set of four different pitch classes.

More Meanings

  1. (music) A series of four sounds, forming a scale of two-and-a-half tones.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include enharmonic, trichord, pentachord, tetrachordo, octachord, quadrichord.

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