hexachord

Noun

Meaning

A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

harp sextet hexapod heptachord hexavalent hexastyle polychord hexarchy

Examples

At first only B could be flattened, moving from the hexachordum durum (the hard hexachord) G–A–B–C–D–E where B is natural, to the hexachordum molle (the soft hexachord) F–G–A–B –C–D where it is flat. Source: Internet

The note B is not present in the third hexachord hexachordum naturale (the natural hexachord) C–D–E–F–G–A. Source: Internet

This introduced modifications of the hexachord, so that "false" or "feigned" notes could be sung, partly to avoid dissonance. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hexachloroplatinate hexachloroplatinic acid hexachlorothallate hexachordal hexachotomy hexachromatic