hex·a·chord

(hĕk′sə-kôrd′)

A sequence of six tones with a semitone in the middle, the others being whole tones, that was used in medieval music.

[Medieval Latin hexachordum, from Latin hexachordos, having six strings or stops : Greek hexa-, hexa- + Greek -khordos, string, note (from khordē; see cord).]

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hexachord

(ˈhɛksəˌkɔːd)

(Music, other) (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

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hex•a•chord

(ˈhɛk səˌkɔrd)

n.

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

[1685–95; < Late Greek hexáchordos having six strings]

Translations

hexacorde

esacordo

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