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单词 hexachord
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hexachord

[ hek-suh-kawrd ]
/ ˈhɛk səˌkɔrd /

noun Music.

a diatonic series of six tones having, in medieval music, a half step between the third and fourth tones and whole steps between the others.

Origin of hexachord

First recorded in 1685–95, hexachord is from the Late Greek word hexáchordos having six strings. See hexa-, chord1

Words nearby hexachord

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Example sentences from the Web for hexachord

  • Solmisation of the six notes of the Hexachord, 11th century, see p. 37.

    Shakespeare and Music|Edward W. Naylor
  • Hexachord, hek′sa-kord, n. a diatonic series of six notes, having a semitone between the third and fourth.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
  • For the fourth hexachord, which was called hard, this B was again raised a semitone.

    Critical & Historical Essays|Edward MacDowell

British Dictionary definitions for hexachord

hexachord
/ (ˈhɛksəˌkɔːd) /

noun

(in medieval musical theory) any of three diatonic scales based upon C, F, and G, each consisting of six notes, from which solmization was developed
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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