hexachord

(hek′sə kôrd′)

noun

Medieval Music a diatonic scale of six tones, with a semitone between the third and the fourth

Origin: < L hexachordos, having six musical strings or stops < Gr: see hexa- & chord

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noun

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

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin hexachordum

Origin: , from Latin hexachordos, having six strings or stops

Origin: : Greek hexa-, hexa-

Origin: + Greek -khordos, string, note (from khordē; see cord)

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