About The Word Tetrachord
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Tetrachord
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What's The Definition Of Tetrachord?Synonyms | Synonyms for Tetrachord: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tetrachord: See Also | Tetrachord In Webster's Dictionary \Tet"ra*chord\, n. [L. tetrachordon, Gr. ?, from ?
four-stringed; te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + ? a chord: cf. F.
t['e]trachorde.] (Anc. Mus.)
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.
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