TETRACHORD


Meaning of TETRACHORD in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈte-trə-ˌkȯrd ]

noun

Etymology: Greek tetrachordon, from neuter of tetrachordos of four strings, from tetra- + chordē string — more at yarn

Date: 1603

: a diatonic series of four tones with an interval of a perfect fourth between the first and last

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