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Tetrachord
Translation of "tetrachord" into Russian
tetrachord
Noun
UK
/ˈtɛtrəˌkɔːd/
US
/ˈtɛtrəˌkɔrd/
tetrachord
tetrachords pl
The musician practiced playing the tetrachord on his guitar.
Музыкант практиковался играть тетрахорд на своей гитаре.
Definitions
tetrachord
Noun
UK
/ˈtɛtrəˌkɔːd/
US
/ˈtɛtrəˌkɔrd/
In modern Western music theory, a succession of four adjacent scale degrees spanning the interval of a perfect fourth.
The major scale can be viewed as two identical tetrachords separated by a whole step.
In ancient Greek music theory, any set of four pitches bounded by a perfect fourth that forms the basic unit of the scale system.
Greek theorists classified tetrachords according to their internal intervallic patterns.
tetrachord
Adjective
UK
/ˈtɛtrəˌkɔːd/
US
/ˈtɛtrəˌkɔrd/
Relating to or consisting of a tetrachord.
The composer's tetrachord analysis revealed hidden symmetries in the melody.